Trump labels report he told Mar-a-Lago member about calls with foreign leaders ‘fake news’

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.