Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign

<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in campaign in any way</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-election-2025">See all our Australia 2025 election coverage</a></li></ul><p>One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.</p><p>The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims">Continue reading...</a>