Former President of the United States asked his wife, Melania Trump, to parade around their Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence, in a bikini “so all the other guys could get a look at what they were missing,” according to recordings of Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt which were published by Australian Network 9 Now.
According to recordings of Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt published by Australian Network 9 Now, the former President of the United States asked his wife, Melania Trump, to parade around their Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence in a bikini “so all the other guys could get a look at what they were missing.”
Mr Pratt, the CEO of a global paper and packaging company, maintained his relationship with the former President, which began while he was still in office and will continue during his 2020 Presidential campaign. This research was done in collaboration with the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and 60 Minutes Australia, and the broadcast featured audio recordings of the billionaire recounting his interactions and encounters with Mr Trump.
Audio recording revelations
According to the New York Times, Mr Pratt has since been questioned by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office investigators. He has been named as a potential witness in the case of Donald Trump’s misuse of secret materials once he leaves the White House in 2021. It is unknown if Mr. Pratt shared these accounts with prosecutors or if they are aware of the recordings.
In the tape, Mr Pratt said that the former President had instructed his wife to wear a bikini around Mar-a-Lago so that other men would be envious. He claimed that Mr Trump urged the then-First Lady to stroll around the pool in her swimsuit “so all the other guys could get a look at what they were missing.” However, she hit back and said, “I’ll do that when you walk around with me in your bikini.” In a statement to the NYT, a spokesperson for Donald Trump condemned prosecutors and said the information was from “sources which totally lack proper context and relevant information.”
Mr Trump, while defending his relationship with the Australian billionaire said, “He’s a member of the most successful club in the country, Mar-a-Lago, and from a friendly country in Australia, one of our great allies. I don’t know him well but he seemed like a nice person. He built a factory in Ohio and created American jobs, which I’m in favor of,” as per a report in NYT.