


Former President Trump labeled as “Fake News” new reporting that he told Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, a member of his exclusive Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, about calls with foreign leaders.
In a social media post late Sunday, Trump adamantly denied reports from The New York Times and “60 Minutes Australia” that he discussed nuclear submarines with Pratt. He also attacked special counsel Jack Smith, who has charged Trump in two criminal cases.
“The Failing New York Times story, leaked by Deranged Jack Smith and the Biden ‘Political Opponent Abuser’ DOJ, about a red haired weirdo from Australia, named Anthony Pratt, is Fake News,” Trump wrote in a post on his platform, Truth Social.
“I never spoke to him about Submarines, but I did speak to him about creating jobs in Ohio and Pennsylvania, because that’s what I’m all about – JOBS, A GREAT ECONOMY, LOW TAXES, NO INFLATION, ENERGY DOMINANCE, STRONG BORDERS, NO ENDLESS WARS, LOW INTEREST RATES, and much more!” Trump added.
Trump then attacked the quality of the news reporting, singling out well-known Times journalist Maggie Haberman, who had one the article’s four bylines and who has reported extensively on Trump.
“Maggie Hagerman and the Misfits never called me for a comment. Why would they, they just write anything they want. Whether it’s correct or not is of ZERO importance to them,” Trump wrote. “‘All the News That’s Unfit To Print.’ That’s why we call it the Fake News!”
New reporting from “60 Minutes Australia” and in the Times reveals recordings from Pratt discussing his true feelings about Trump, the front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
The reporting also substantiates previous reporting from ABC News that suggested Trump shared more classified information than was previously confirmed publicly, specifically about nuclear submarines. Reporting from all three outlets then suggested Pratt shared the information he learned with scores of people.
Pratt is listed as a potential witness in one of the two criminal cases Smith brought against Trump, related to classified documents.