Clive Palmer calls Geoff Shaw a ‘Nazi’ as he stumbles over his words
United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer has accidentally described his own candidate as a “Nazi” as he weighed in on the Victorian election at a bizarre press conference.
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Clive Palmer accidentally called his own candidate a “Nazi” in a bizarre press conference designed to slam the Premier in the lead up to the election.
The United Australia Party chairman spoke to the media on Thursday alongside Victorian candidate Geoff Shaw, a former Liberal MP who was suspended from parliament for misusing entitlements.
Mr Palmer stumbled over his words while attacking Daniel Andrews for “shooting Australians in the back” and “arresting pregnant women in their homes” during Victoria’s lockdown.
“If anyone’s a Nazi, of course, it’s Geoff, um Dan Andrews – there’s no doubt about that,” Mr Palmer said.
“Victorians are suffering from policies that have destroyed families, small businesses and jobs – they have lost their freedom.”
In a tense stand off between the media and Mr Palmer, the mining magnate claimed Australia had purchased 485 million vaccines during the pandemic, despite previous reports showing roughly 255m doses were ordered.
“Dan Andrews was a member of the so called national cabinet, which authorised the purchase of 485 million vaccines for the 23 million Australians,” he said.
“It’s a disgrace.”
When asked where he got the figure from, Mr Palmer said “we have the figures”.
“I don’t rely on Google for everything,” he said.
“And you (the media) need to do some serious investigation … and see how many vaccines were actually bought.”
Mr Palmer also shut down questions regarding the lack of political donations received during the state election.
It is understood the party has only received around 10 lots of donations.
He spent an estimated $100 million during the federal election this year, but was only able to donate just over $4000 to the party’s state campaign due to legal limits.
Mr Palmer said Victoria’s political donation laws have “rigged things” for new parties.
“It’s not a level playing field,” he said.
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