Australian minister calls Donald Trump Jr a ‘big baby’ over canceled tour

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SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) – Australian Home Minister Clare O’Neil called Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday. who is a “big baby”, after the former US president’s daughter canceled a planned speaking tour.

The younger Trump, booked on a three-day tour of Australia set to begin in Sydney on Sunday, canceled the trip on Wednesday, with organizers suggesting the reason was visa issues.

“It looks like America is not the only country making it difficult for the Trumps,” the group Turning Point Australia, which describes itself as a non-profit in favor of “free markets and limited government”, said in a post on Facebook.

But O’Neil, one of the highest-ranking ministers in the centre-left Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said Trump had been granted a visa, and that poor ticket sales were the reason he had delayed. his visit.

“Geez, Donald Trump Jr is a bit of a sore loser,” he said in a series of Twitter posts that were later deleted.

“Donald Trump Jr was given a visa to come to Australia. He was not cancelled. He was a big baby, who was not very popular.

It was unclear why the Twitter posts were removed and O’Neil’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Albanese also said former President Donald Trump’s eldest son was not denied entry.

“Donald Trump Jr’s visa was dealt with in the normal way. Like everyone else, he has the right to come here. Postponing his trip is a matter for him,” he told reporters.

The younger Trump has long been a vocal supporter of his father, who is the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest.

Reporting by Alasdair Pal in Sydney; editing by Robert Birsel

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Alasdair Pal

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Alasdair leads the team covering breaking news in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Before moving to Sydney, he covered general news in New Delhi, where he reported from the front-line on the coronavirus pandemic in India and the insurgency in Kashmir, as well as extended periods in Pakistan and, more recently , in Sri Lanka covering the ongoing economic crisis. His reporting on the Islamic State’s suicide bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019 was highly praised in the Society of Publishers in Asia awards. He previously worked as a financial reporter in London, with a particular interest in hedge funds and accounting fraud. Signal app phone number: +61439529540

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