Global Courant
SYDNEY — Australian Home Secretary Clare O’Neil called Donald Trump Jr. a ‘big baby’ on Thursday, after the son of the former US president canceled a planned tour.
The younger Trump, who was booked on a three-day tour of Australia to begin in Sydney on Sunday, canceled the trip on Wednesday, with organizers suggesting visa issues were the reason.
“It seems America isn’t the only country giving the Trumps a hard time,” said Turning Point Australia group, which describes itself as a non-profit organization that advocates “free markets and limited government,” said in a statement. Facebook message.
But O’Neil, one of the top ministers in the centre-left Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said Trump had been given a visa and poor ticket sales were the reason he canceled his visit.
“Gosh, Donald Trump Jr. is kind of a sore loser,” she said in a series of posts on Twitter that were later deleted.
“Donald Trump Jr has received a visa to come to Australia. He was not cancelled. He’s just a big baby who isn’t very popular.”
It was not clear why the Twitter posts were removed, and O’Neil’s office declined a request for comment from NBC News.
Albanese also said former President Donald Trump’s eldest son was not blocked from entering.
“The visa of Donald Trump Jr. was handled in the normal way. Like everyone else, he had the right to come here. Postponing his trip is a business for him,” he told reporters.
The younger Trump has long been a vociferous supporter of his father, who is the front runner in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest.
