A tense exchange unfolded at the White House when India-born Australian journalist Latika M. Bourke challenged U.S. President Donald Trump with blunt questions about the Russia-Ukraine war during his first official meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Bourke, representing The Nightly, pressed Trump on whether he would support Senator Lindsey Graham’s bill to label Russia a terrorist state, referencing Melania Trump’s “peace letter.” The 79-year-old POTUS responded sharply, questioning her understanding of the situation before abruptly cutting her off with a firm “Quiet, quiet, quiet.”
The confrontation has sparked debate over Trump’s handling of the media, press freedom, and his evolving stance on Ukraine peace negotiations.
00:00Well, if you knew anything about what you were talking about, you'd be able, you do, I don't think you do, really, I don't think you do.
00:07Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet.
00:11You put within your power the most powerful man on earth, why don't you just enable Ukraine to finish this war tomorrow?
00:30Well, if you knew anything about what you were talking about, you'd be able, you do, I don't, I don't think you do, really, I don't think you do, because it's a little more complicated than that.
00:46But it sounds easy. We're in the process of trying to make a deal. If we make a deal, that's great. If we don't make a deal, it'll be, a lot of people are going to be paying a big price.
01:09Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet.
01:14President Trump, so, a question to both of you, if you don't mind.
01:17I love his haircut.
01:19I'm going to try that. No, I love it. Go ahead.
01:24We have the best equipment to do in the world, by far. And, ooh, you better watch that. Watch that. You're not allowed to break that. That mirror is 400 years old.
01:35A camera just hit the mirror. I just moved it up here special from the vaults, and first thing that happens, a camera hits it. Hard to believe, isn't it? Hard to believe. But these are the problems in life.
01:51So we're going to be here to talk about lots of different things, and we might take a few questions before.
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