Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Australia must “pay the price” for slapping Donald Trump around and refusing his demand to spend more on defence. Ties between Canberra and Washington have frayed as the Trump administration launches a review of the AUKUS deal after the Albanese government resisted requests to lift defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP. The Albanese government also provoked frustration from the Trump administration after its decision to sanction Israel—a move which the US publicly “condemned”. “The US defence department says it’s going to review our deal to buy the American nuclear submarines we need – critically need,” Mr Bolt said.