Grace Tame responds to Scott, Jenny Morrison interview in subtle way
Jenny Morrison criticised their fateful meeting as “disappointing” and now Grace Tame has responded in her own way.
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Grace Tame has subtly hit back after the Prime Minister’s wife said she was disappointed by their awkward meeting at The Lodge last month.
The former Australian of the Year’s tense exchange with Scott Morrison and wife Jenny on January 25 featured in a Channel 9 TV special aired on Sunday, where Mrs Morrison remarked she was “disappointed” about how the meeting went.
Jenny added she had hoped Ms Tame would show more “manners and respect”. But Twitter interactions from Ms Tame herself have shown the sexual assault survivor and campaigner has stuck to her guns, liking a variety of social media posts criticising the interview and the Morrisons.
Most recently, she liked a Tweet which called the interview “propaganda” and where the author wrote they wouldn’t vote for Mr Morrison “if my own life depended on it”,
Ms Tame liked another which called the the Prime Minister “the villain” and herself ”the hero”, and another comparing the sit-down interview to Channel 9 reality show Married At First Sight.
Another she liked read: “Everyone I know is disappointed (in Scott Morrison).”
It comes after the television appearance caused shockwaves on social media, with commenters split between supporting the Morrisons and Ms Tame.
Mr Morrison was earlier roasted online by social media users over promotional clips for the interview, which included footage of him singing and playing the ukulele.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce also weighed in following Mrs Morrison’s comments about the meeting with Ms Tame, telling Channel 7 on Monday morning he agreed with Jenny’s comments.
Mr Joyce criticised Ms Tame for the “theatrics” which saw the meeting go viral.
“I agree with Jenny, I have to say. I just think if you are going to see the Prime Minister, you respect the office if nothing else,” Mr Joyce said.
“It is a great honour to be there (at The Lodge) … and act with dignity and walk in and you can still have your strong political views, you are absolutely entitled to them.”
He added: “But I do not think that people roll with the theatrics. I know they don‘t.”
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