Election live: Trump brags world leaders ‘kiss my ass’ – Albanese insists he only deals with other nations ‘as an equal’
Anthony Albanese says he only deals with world leaders “as an equal” after Donald Trump bragged “countries are calling up to kiss my ass”. LIVE ELECTION UPDATES
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’s not one of the world leaders who Donald Trump brags are “calling up to kiss my ass” over tariffs – insisting he only deals with othe nations “as an equal”.
Earlier today, Greens leader Adam Bandt labelled former Liberal prime minister John Howard “perhaps the biggest bastard of them all” for a policy he claims caused spiralling house prices – and called US President Donald Trump a loser and a bully.
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