<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian national broadcaster the ABC has been denied a spot at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, days after one of its journalists was rebuked by the president for asking about his personal business dealings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The national broadcaster's London bureau was set to attend Trump's joint press conference tonight, however the ABC confirmed its attendance has since been withdrawn by Downing Street Media "due to logistical reasons".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have been given no indication this is connected to the questions put to President Trump by ABC Americas Editor John Lyons earlier this week," am ABC spokesperson told </span><a href="http://9news.com.au" rel="" target="" title="9news.com.au."><span>9news.com.au.</span></a></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-uk-visit-king-charles-iii-prepares-to-welcome-trump-windsor-castle/3fc8ad29-f31f-4424-9b29-6c6fbd5fe706" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump fixated on 'so healthy, so beautiful' host</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/usa-jeffrey-epstein-files-kash-patel-fbi/1d498445-f6fa-4410-a280-d732fb60b25a" target="_blank"><strong><span>The Epstein files question the FBI Director refused to answer nine times</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ABC is still accredited to attend the lunch Trump is scheduled to have with UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the PM's country retreat Chequers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The joint press conference is scheduled to take place after this lunch.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/abc-media-accreditation-for-donald-trump-press-conference-stripped-after-john-lyons-clash-with-president/3ecdf220-85a2-448e-909b-dc78519914a1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump is in London on his second state visit to the UK.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/state-banquet-windsor-castle-full-guest-list-everything-to-know-explained/755d38d6-fd10-4c41-9cd9-61e7d2563a93" rel="" target="_blank" title="He earlier attended a state banquet"><span>He earlier attended a state banquet</span></a><span> alongside King Charles III, Camilla, Queen Consort, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/09/18/00/57/donald-trump-uk-visit-best-photos-from-us-president-historic-second-state-visit-to-uk"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/q43pAUprZSwypqQEIVgDxwMj168=/0x183:1024x759/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff122858f-00ee-4369-b751-393fff24b72b" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/q43pAUprZSwypqQEIVgDxwMj168=/0x183:1024x759/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff122858f-00ee-4369-b751-393fff24b72b 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/BldFchkcJLqkVxQIwUnnMAYkXko=/0x183:1024x759/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff122858f-00ee-4369-b751-393fff24b72b 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">The moment of Donald Trump's UK visit cameras weren't allowed to see</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/09/18/00/57/donald-trump-uk-visit-best-photos-from-us-president-historic-second-state-visit-to-uk">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>ABC journalist cops a spray from Trump</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lyons was reporting for </span><em><span>Four Corners</span></em><span> in Washington earlier this week when he asked Trump about his business dealings and questioned if it was "appropriate" for a sitting president to be engaged in so much person commerce.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My kids are running the business," Trump said, before asking where Lyons was from.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Australians. You're hurting Australia, right? In my opinion, you are hurting Australia very much right now," Trump said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And they want to get along with me. You know, your leader is coming over to see me very soon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm going to tell them about you. You set a very bad tone."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/charlie-kirk-shooting-updates-tyler-robinson-feared-being-shot-at-home-turned-himself-in-sheriff-says/03643245-9275-4229-9d35-fe216f769dae" target="_blank"><strong><span>Sheriff reveals why Charlie Kirk suspect turned himself in</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking on camera for the ABC later that day, Lyons addressed the clash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If our job as journalists is to hold truth to power, then surely asking legitimate questions politely to the president of the United States should be acceptable, but in this day and age now, it's not," Lyons said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lyons defended his questions as fair, research-based, and politely conveyed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Asked whether he had been banned from White House grounds, he said it would be a "very dark day" if that was the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't think we've yet reached that point though," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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