White House webpage lists 'President of Australia' title for Malcolm Turnbull

US President Donald Trump’s administration has identified Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as the "President of Australia" on its website. The title was utilised in a press release dated Feb. 4 and related to Trump's promise to "make America safe again.” "The President of Australia" was corrected on Sunday and now reads “Prime Minister of Australia” on the White House press office webpage.

The statement was publicly released online by the Office of the Press Secretary on Saturday. Sixteen world leaders are listed in the press release as having spoken with the leader of the free world about his "priority of national security." “The President of Australia” was listed between the President of France Francois Hollande and The King Of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud in the statement from the White House.

The “President of Australia” title for Turnbull comes after White House press secretary Sean Spicer seemed to have mispronounced the prime minister’s name as “Trumble” several times during a press conference. "The President had a very cordial conversation with Prime Minister Trumble, where they went through an extensive discussion of this deal," Spicer said on Tuesday.

But the latest blunder is not the first time that the White House has struggled with the names of Australian prime ministers. During the administration of George W Bush in 2013, former Prime Minister John Howard was renamed John Major. John Major was actually the name of a British prime minister. Howard had opted to not make the error a big deal.

Aside from Turnbul’s name, the White House is also struggling with the other names of world leaders. Trump’s administration has incorrectly spelled the name of current British Prime Minister Theresa May. In January, her name was incorrectly spelled "Teresa" in a memo. Teresa May happens to be the name of a British soft-porn star.

"In the afternoon, the president will partake in a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister, Teresa May,” a press release sent from the office of Spicer originally said. The prime minister of Britain has not commented about the blunder.

As for Turnbull, the gaffe follows after reports about a tough phone call between him and Trump. The two leaders’ first conversation was reportedly about the deal to take the 1,250 asylum seekers that are currently languishing offshore on Manus Island and Nauru. A senior official of the White House said the phone call between Trump and Turnbull has been shorter than expected.

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