Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate swears at journalist, storms out of press conference amid questions over Donald Trump dinner

Link copied Share Share article Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has sworn at a journalist and stormed out of a press conference amid questions about a US visit earlier this year.

Mr Tate claimed to have had dinner with US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in February at Mar-a-Lago, the president's famed Florida holiday retreat.

The ABC later uncovered inconsistencies over whether Mr Tate had actually dined with the president, with the White House saying the president and first lady "did not have dinner with that group".

Tom Tate declared he had dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. An ABC investigation has uncovered conflicting recollections about the headline-making trip.

At a press conference today, an ABC journalist questioned Mr Tate about the bill for the widely reported meeting.

When asked whether he had had dinner with Mr Trump, Mr Tate said: "We all know that."