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Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
Trump ‘attacks' journalist following tariff ‘TACO' question
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses United States President Donald Trump's recent lashing out at a journalist in relation to the 'TACO' acronym which is circulating within Wall Street. 'Trump always chickens out, when it comes to the negotiations with tariffs or anything else,' Mr Ware said. 'The president hadn't heard it yet, he was most upset and attacked a journalist for such a nasty question. 'A lack of certainty leads to paralysis in the markets.'

Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Utterly heartbreaking': US shooting kills young Jewish couple
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses the recent shooting in the US that killed two Israeli embassy staff. 'Utterly heartbreaking, because whether it's an attack on Israel or an attack on the United States, at the end of the day this was an attack on a loving young couple,' Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. 'These sound like really good kids who had nothing but messages of peace. 'The US government couldn't be taking this any more seriously … they are treating this as a federal hate crime.'

Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Oval Office has become a stage': World leaders at risk of ‘managed stunts'
Sky News US analyst Michael Ware discusses US President Donald Trump's confrontation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House. "You now know as a world leader, walking into the Oval Office you're at risk of a stage-managed stunt,' Mr Ware told Sky News Australia. 'The Oval Office has almost become a stage. 'No one can deny that there are attacks on farmers and there are ongoing tensions between whites and blacks in South Africa, particularly in rural areas. 'Quite frankly, to call it genocide takes the pail.'

Sky News AU
14-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Donald Trump weighs up $400m luxury plane gift from Qatar
Donald Trump is continuing to weigh up a $400 million luxury plane gifted by Qatar which is set to be used as Air Force One, with the US President describing it as an opportunity that's too valuable to refuse. Sky News US analyst Michael Ware has examined the problems President Trump may face if he accepts the luxury gift. 'One, there's a legal problem – no federal employee ... can accept gifts from any foreign government under the constitution,' he told Sky News Australia. 'But the other real problem is security.'

Sky News AU
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Vladimir Putin ‘plays his cards very close to his chest' amid America's Ukraine peace efforts
Sky News US Analyst Michael Ware claims Russian President Vladimir Putin 'plays his cards very close to his chest' amid the United States' peace deal proposal for Moscow and Ukraine. 'You don't want to play poker against Vladimir Putin – he plays his cards very close to his chest, and he plays them very carefully,' he told Sky News Australia. 'He can sit back and just delay and delay and delay and see what happens because he'd be delighted to see America walk away.'