Tense moment former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull snaps back at The Project star in VERY awkward exchange: 'Shut up'

Former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has had a fiery exchange with one of the hosts of Channel 10's The Project on Monday night. However, Mr Turnbull explained the deal requires the US to withhold the subs for themselves if there is a shortfall in their own navy, and he described the whole process as 'a fiasco' This led the Project host Steve Price to have a crack at the former PM by asking him if he was still prime minister how would he feel about 'an ex-prime minister coming out and talking like this at such a delicate time' in the midst of heightened global tensions. Ex-Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a very tense exchange with one of the hosts of Channel 10's The Project on Monday night, firing back a blunt reply to a question The Project co-host Steve Price had a go at former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull Price then regrouped and got another dig in. Fellow Project host Sarah Harris laughed out loud at Mr Turnbull's response Malcolm Turnbull is pictured with US President Donald Trump in November 2017 Australia will command a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines within the next three decades under a fast-tracked plan to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific Mr Turnbull said the possibility of the US keeping the subs is 'in the legislation.