<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has launched an extraordinary spray at an Australian reporter, threatening to report their "tone" to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>ABC journalist John Lyons, on assignment for the program 4Corners, quizzed Trump on his business dealings while in office, asking if it was "appropriate" for a sitting president to be engaged in so much personal 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><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/national/household-electricity-bills-soared-faster-than-inflation-new-iselect-data/3592c382-efe9-4c91-bc2c-d95a7fd51f02" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Bills skyrocket three times faster than inflation as Aussies suffer</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></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. I'm going to tell them about you. You said a very bad tone."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Trump family has been involved in numerous business undertakings arguably bolstered by the patriarch's presidential status, including golf course deals and cryptocurrency launches, since the start of Trump's second term.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-sprays-abc-reporter-over-hurting-australia/c8722ca3-cd47-4fe4-90af-6c791665e334" data-widget-id="AR_5"></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-state-visit-king-charles-updates/30992b0f-272a-4065-b3ff-d4a867124967" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump lands in UK for unprecedented visit with 'elegant' king</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's a controversy that has been raised since Trump was first elected president and refused to divest himself of his business interests while in office.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's mention - though without naming him - of Anthony Albanese "coming over to see me" has excited interest once again in a potential face-to-face meeting between the two.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese met Trump's predecessor Joe Biden swiftly upon taking office, but has yet to score a sit-down with Trump.</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/robert-redford-dead-actor-director-activist-dies-aged-89/9427ebcd-1d60-46e9-98be-99ae9a1d375a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Hollywood heartthrob Robert Redford dies, aged 89</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two were scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Canada earlier this year, but Trump left early to oversee what turned out to be a US bombing strike on Iran's nuclear program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese has defended the lack of face-time, pointing to several telephone conversations the pair have shared, while Trump has praised Albanese following those calls.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But issues including Trump's tariffs, particularly on Australian steel and aluminium, as well as the US government's review of the AUKUS security pact, remain a source of political tension for the prime minister.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese travels to the US on the weekend to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No meeting has been publicly confirmed, despite Trump's comments.</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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