Clive Palmer: Gold Coast businessman denies buying Hitler’s car, threatens legal action

Senate hopeful Clive Palmer has denied purchasing a vintage car that belonged to genocidal warmonger Adolf Hitler from an unnamed Russian billionaire. He’s not taking the claims lying down

SENATE hopeful Clive Palmer has denied purchasing a vintage car that belonged to genocidal warmonger Adolf Hitler from an unnamed Russian billionaire.

The Sovereign Islands resident, mining magnate and leader of the United Australia Party took to social media to threaten legal action against politicians including Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews who repeated what he called “outrageous fake news” about the purchase.

The post to social media said Mr Palmer, a vocal critic of vaccine mandates who was taken to hospital with covid-like symptoms last week, had “taken extreme offence” to claims he planned to put the 1939 Mercedes 770 Grosser Offener Tourenwagen on display at his new motor museum.

“These career politicians have all been sucked in by incompetent journalists reporting fake news,” Mr Palmer said.

“I have not purchased a car that belonged to Adolf Hitler.

“These outrageous lies have caused considerable damage to my reputation and I will be bringing the people responsible to account through the courts.”

Mr Palmer described the claims as “mud-slinging”, aimed at him because he wanted to “upset the status quo”.

Ms Andrews, MP for McPherson, this week said Mr Palmer would have to fully comply with Australian sanctions, import and customs laws if he had purchased the vehicle from a Russian billionaire as reported.

“If an individual contravenes our sanctions regime there will be serious consequences under Australian law. The bottom line is: No one gets a special deal and the rules apply to all,” she said.

Ms Andrews said she could understand why people might find Mr Palmer’s alleged purchase offensive.

“The government absolutely condemns any glorification of Nazi history and neo-Nazi extremist activity in Australia.”

Latest on Clive Palmer Covid scare

February 24: Billionaire Clive Palmer and his wife were taken to a Gold Coast hospital by ambulance with Covid-like symptoms just days after illness forced him to cancel a high-profile speech.

Three ambulances arrived at Mr Palmer’s King Arthurs Court mansion on the ritzy Sovereign Islands before noon on Thursday and took both the 67-year-old and his wife Anna to Pindara Private Hospital in Benowa. It is understood he walked to the ambulance from his home.

The couple were tested for Covid. Mrs Palmer returned a positive test. Mr Palmer is reported to have left Pindara late on Thursday afternoon, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

“He has left hospital and is returning home,” a Palmer spokesman told the Herald just before 5pm Queensland time, adding he had a virus but had not tested positive for Covid-19.

Clive Palmer Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

The mining magnate and politician, who is unvaccinated, has been sick for a number of days and was forced to cancel a speech at the National Press Club (NPC) on Tuesday.

“The NPC has just been ­informed that Clive Palmer has been directed not to travel due to him showing Covid-like symptoms,” it said after the 11th-hour cancellation.

Mr Palmer’s address had been mired in controversy after it was revealed the ABC intended not to broadcast the speech live as usual, but on 90-minute delay, due to concerns over Mr Palmer’s views about Covid vaccines.

A spokesman for Mr Palmer said on Wednesday that the billionaire had been tested and was clear of the virus.

The Bulletin understands the Palmers’ conditions worsened on Thursday morning.

The United Australia Party, which Mr Palmer is chairman of and is lead senate candidate for, is running on an anti-Covid restrictions platform.

He recently insisted he had no plans to get the jab, despite being in the high-risk category.

“Of course I won’t,” he said.

“Many of the press have reported that we are an anti-vax party, but we’re not.

“We’re for vaccines, but vaccines that have been through tried-and-tested systems of approval in Australia, which normally takes seven to eight years.”

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