Gold Coast mayor swears at journalist amid questions over Donald Trump dinner
Tom Tate has been asked questions about conflicting accounts of a dinner he claimed to have had with US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year.
Mayor Tom Tate of the Gold Coast has been seen swearing at a journalist during a heated exchange at a press conference. The altercation occurred after the mayor faced probing questions from the ABC reporter regarding a dinner with former US President Donald Trump in February. Tate had claimed to have dined with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the president's Florida resort.
However, the ABC subsequently discovered discrepancies, with the White House asserting that Trump and his wife had not dined with Tate and his companions. At the press conference, when confronted about the alleged dinner, Tate bluntly stated, "We all know that," despite the reporter's persistent queries. He also refused to divulge any details about the event, citing privacy concerns.
The Trump Organization subsequently released a statement deeming Tate's account "a complete fabrication," labeling any claims that Trump had any interaction with Tate or his event as "categorically false." Undeterred by the White House's denial, Tate continued to insist on the veracity of his account. When the ABC reporter inquired about the cost of the meal, Tate again invoked privacy, and upon learning the reporter's affiliation with the ABC, he abruptly left the room, shouting, "F**k off, yeah f**k off, I've had enough of that."
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