Well, he’s done it again. Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to express himself and inevitably enraged and offended a whole bunch of people. This time, it was a little tweet congratulating our new PM, Scott Morrison and…claiming the United States and Australia are the best of friends.
Congratulations to new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. There are no greater friends than the United States and Australia!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2018
Ummmm, do we have to? It kind of feels like primary school when the teacher tells you that you have to make friends with the girl who just pulled your hair. Except that in primary school you’re all still young enough to learn better.
But it seems ScoMo is tickled pink by his new found friendship, going on about his great chat with Trump just a few hours later.
Had a great discussion with @realDonaldTrump this morning. We affirmed the strength of the relationship between the US and Australia. I shared the story of Leslie “Bull” Allen, an ANZAC hero who is a symbol of our 100 years of mateship. More here: https://t.co/4DpryQXqit pic.twitter.com/NAmDdy2qZ7
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) August 25, 2018
Anyway, to no-one’s surprise, a bunch of people aren’t overly happy with this display of chumminess:
You wouldn’t be able to find Australia on a map
— SarahI 🇺🇦 (@sarah_ironside) August 25, 2018
How could any Australian want to be mates with a bullying, sociopathic, womanizing idiot who uses racial hatred to bolster his support so he can continue to use his political career to further his business interests? Sorry, my mistake #auspol #electionnow pic.twitter.com/KbxBEdcsSw
— Clayton Goode (@clayton_goode) August 25, 2018
Some were uncertain Trump would have cared much for ScoMo’s tales of mateship (can’t understand why):
Did you start with “Once Upon a Time”, use words of no more than three syllables, text illustrative pictures as you spoke and end with “and they all lived happily ever after?” If not, you spoke above Trump’s level of comprehension and interest.
— Chrys Stevenson???? (@Chrys_Stevenson) August 25, 2018
We had a great discussion… i mean really really great… i mean we really connected… i was so surprised he could speak english… he loved about what a genius i am… how i won an election … that no one predicted… without collusion… there was no collusion….
— Ralph Toivonen (@RaphMikeyTurtle) August 25, 2018
And while some wanted to get into the issues:
That’s one of Don’s favourite chat up lines. But 48 hours later he usually gets Michael Cohen to pay hush money or tells Mike Pompeo not to visit because his new BFF has spurned him
— MichaelWhite (@michaelwhite) August 25, 2018
Did you talk about climate change? CO2 emissions? Getting the US back on board with the Paris Agreement?
I didn’t think so.
— Brendan Carton (@BrendanCarton) August 25, 2018
In the true Aussie spirit, others kept it short, sweet and to the point:
— Dan Stow (@FJTradeCommANZ) August 25, 2018
— Joan Harris (@slimpickings37) August 25, 2018
And I’m just going to leave you with my favourite one, because OH the irony:
https://twitter.com/MaggieDeg4/status/1033251180447719424
