An Australian politician has legally modified his identify to Austin Trump in a transfer impressed by Donald Trump – in what he stated was a protest towards the nation’s ruling centre-left Labor Get together.
Ben Dawkins – who’s an impartial MP in Western Australia’s higher home of parliament the place Labor holds a majority – is now listed as “Aussie Trump” on the WA parliamentary web site.
He has additionally modified his username to “Hon. Aussie Trump MLC” on his X account.
“I’ve launched a political protest towards the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor authorities in WA,” he wrote, in a submit on the social media platform, signing off as “Aussie”.
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“Vote Labor Out! & Drill Child Drill!,” he wrote in a second submit, showing to echo the US president’s plan to extend the extraction of oil and fuel in the US.
He additionally posted a photograph exhibiting authorized affirmation of the identify change from Western Australia’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
“I wish to be like Trump within the sense of calling out woke leftist nonsense,” he advised 9News.
“I might love you to succeed in out Donald, simply ring the workplace right here.”
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“That is merely attention-seeking stuff,” stated Western Australia’s Premier Roger Cook dinner, the state’s Labor chief, at a information convention on Thursday.
“I am undecided how a lot decrease he can go.”
Western Australia state elections are resulting from happen in March, earlier than the nation goes to the polls in a nationwide vote that should be held earlier than 17 Could.
