Donald Trump has been back in the White House for 273 days.

It's the number cited by critics who have accused Anthony Albanese of neglecting Australia's most important alliance.

It took less than 40 minutes for Albanese to prove his detractors wrong and demonstrate, in real time, that good things can come to those who wait.

He leaves Washington with everything he came for: a deal on critical minerals, an assurance on AUKUS, and an alliance reaffirmed.

Beneath the sparkling chandeliers of the Cabinet Room, and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln watching over him, Albanese, clearly a little nervous, played it smart.

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