Ex-president lashes out at ‘fake news’ amid reports Pratt used wealth to cultivate close relationship between the pair
Donald Trump and Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt at the opening of a Pratt Industries paper plant in Ohio in 2019.Donald Trump and Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt at the opening of a Pratt Industries paper plant in Ohio in 2019.Donald Trump has described Anthony Pratt, one of Australia’s richest men, as a “red haired weirdo” as he lashed out at extraordinary reports about their personal conversations.
Pratt also said Trump pushed the boundaries in his dealings as president and that “he knows exactly what to say and what not to say so that he avoids jail … but gets so close to it … that it looks like to everyone that he’s breaking the law”. Pratt made consulting payments to former Australian prime ministers Tony Abbott and Paul Keating. Abbott was hired after losing his seat in 2019 on a retainer of $8,000 a month, the Nine newspapers reported, and Keating was receiving $25,000 a month.But he says Trump has this “ability to say outrageous things non-stop”.
He rejected the suggestion the pair had spoken about the US nuclear submarine fleet and its capabilities. In the recordings, Pratt appeared to praise Trump’s willingness to speak his mind, describing him as “shameless and fearless”.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“Can you imagine how yuck it would be to poke someone’s eyes out in a fight? So he does that but in life … He’s shameless and fearless. He’s got incredible balls,” Pratt said in one of the recordings.
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