SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Home Secretary Clare O’Neil on Thursday called Donald Trump Jr. a “big baby” after the son of the former US president canceled a planned speaking tour.
The younger Trump, who had been booked for a three-day tour of Australia that was scheduled to start in Sydney on Sunday, canceled the trip on Wednesday, with organizers suggesting visa issues were the reason.
“It seems the United States is not the only country giving the Trumps a hard time,” the Turning Point Australia group, which describes itself as a pro-market nonprofit, said in a Facebook post. free and limited government.
But O’Neil, one of the most senior ministers in the centre-left Labor government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said Trump had been granted a visa and that low ticket sales were the reason he canceled his visit.
“Wow, Donald Trump Jr is a bit of a sore loser,” he said in a series of since-deleted Twitter posts.
“Donald Trump Jr received a visa to come to Australia. They didn’t cancel it. He’s just a big baby, who’s not very popular.”
It was unclear why the Twitter posts were removed, and O’Neil’s office declined a request for comment from NBC News.
Albanese also said the eldest son of former President Donald Trump was not barred from entering.
“Donald Trump Jr.’s visa was processed as normal. Like everyone else, he had the right to come here. The postponement of his trip is his business, ”he told reporters.
The younger Trump has long been a vociferous supporter of his father, who is the favorite in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
