Trump urged Melania to strut around in a bikini so Mar-a-Lago members could gawk: report

Describing how he wormed his way into Donald Trump's circle of Mar-a-Lago admirers, Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt recounted how the former president confided he wanted Mar-a-Lago members to get a gander at his barely clothed wife Melania.

In a deep dive by the New York Times on Pratt's growing relationship with Trump that led to him being made privy to U.S. government intelligence, Pratt was heard in covert recordings obtained by “60 Minutes Australia” talking about conversations he had with the former president who is currently facing 91 criminal indictments.

Included in those conversations was Trump bragging about his third wife wife Melania, a former model.

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According to the Times, which was given access to the recorded interview, "Mr. Pratt also describes on the recording how Mr. Trump asked his wife, Melania, to strut around Mar-a-Lago in her bikini 'so all the other guys could get a look at what they were missing.'"

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The report adds, "Mr. Trump, the current front-runner for the Republican nomination, had almost no relationship with Mr. Pratt before the 2016 election. But after, Mr. Pratt used his money and flattery to get on Mr. Trump’s radar: He lavished praise on him in public appearances, bought newspaper ads that hyped Mr. Trump as a job creator and became a member of Mar-a-Lago."

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