Turnbull left bemused after receiving Trump-brand tie during church visit

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who at times has had frosty relations US President Donald Trump, received a pink Trump-branded tie on Sunday as a gift during a visit to a Coptic Orthodox church.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) looks at a tie gifted to him. Source: AAP

Turnbull appeared bemused after receiving the silk necktie from a member of the congregation at the St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Sydney.

Turnbull had a famously difficult first telephone call in January with Trump, who became irritated that he was expected to honour a refugee resettlement agreement made by his predecessor, Barack Obama.

Trump broke off what was supposed to be an hour-long call after 25 minutes and later tweeted that the refugee deal was "dumb".

When the two leaders met face-to-face in New York in May, Trump said that their first phone call "got a little bit testy" but they now "get along great".

Last week, the White House brushed off news a leaked video of Turnbull making fun of Trump during a news media ball in the Australian capital Canberra that was supposed to have been off the record.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holding up the tie (AAP) Source: AAP