It doesn’t take much for a journalist to get under Donald Trump’s skin. When the ABC’s United States correspondent John Lyons started questioning the president during a Washington “doorstop” about his business dealings while in office, the response was both full-on and petty.
Lyons was trying to get answers for a coming ABC Four Corners program.
He asked how much wealthier Trump was now than when he re-entered office and “Is it appropriate, President Trump, that a president in office should be engaged in so much business activity?”
Trump said that “my kids are running the business”, and mostly the deals were done before he took office.
Turning on Lyons, he asked where he was from.
When Lyons replied he was from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Four Corners, the president let loose.
“In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now. And they want to get along with me."
"You know, your leader is coming over to see me very soon. I’m going to tell him about you. You set a very bad tone.”
When Lyons tried to continue, Trump said “Quiet”.