What exactly is a 'local milk person'? That is the question on everyone's lips after a leaked transcript of a conversation between Donald Trump and the Australian Prime Minister circulated on social media.

A transcript of the phone call between the US president and Malcolm Turnbull shows their conversation about Barack Obama's deal to resettle to the US more than 1,000 refugees who are currently held in Australia’s offshore detention centres.

Mr Trump appeared unhappy with this deal as he discussed it with Mr Turnbull, and said he would prefer to help "local milk people".

He claimed that these refugees – who are mostly from Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan and Pakistan – would go on to be the next Boston bombers, which his counterpart said was not likely because the Boston bombers came from Russia.

Mr Trump said: “I hate taking these people. I guarantee you they are bad. That is why they are in prison right now. They are not going to be wonderful people who go on to work for the local milk people.”

Many latched onto this phrase to try and decipher what it meant: