US President Donald Trump has scolded an Australian reporter on the grounds of the White House, saying questions about his wealth were ‘hurting Australia’.
The US leader said he would bring up the exchange with the ABC’s Americas Editor John Lyons when he meets the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a face-to-face meeting..
He said the journalist’s enquiry jeopardised relations between Canberra and Washington.
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