Junior Cancels Australia Tour Amid Local Backlash

The Sydney Morning Herald reports:

Donald Trump’s eldest son has cancelled a planned speaking tour of Australia just days before he was due to arrive in the country amid doubts over whether the Albanese government would grant him a visa. Donald Trump Jr was scheduled to make appearances in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne between July 9 and July 11, but organisers abruptly announced on Wednesday afternoon that the “landmark” tour had been postponed “due to unforeseen circumstances”.

Labor MP Graham Perrett said he had heard that ticket sales for the tour were “tanking” which could help explain the last-minute cancellation. There has also been speculation that the high cost of providing security for Trump Jr may have made the tour financially unfeasible. The Migration Act says that the government can deny a visa on character grounds if the applicant is likely to vilify segments of the Australian community, engage in harassment or intimidation, or “incite discord” with their views.

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The Australian chapter of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point outfit has posted a message telling people to hold on to their tickets in case the tour is rescheduled.

Last month a Change.org petition signed by tens of thousands called on the Australian government to deny Junior’s visa, but his visa was approved today shortly before the cancellation of the tour was announced.

Oh the delicious irony!

‘In the lead-up to the tour, Trump Jr said it was clear “the same disease of woke identity politics and cancel culture that’s crippled the US has clearly taken hold” in Australia.’https://t.co/GdEv4G3Tw7

— The Spence (@adambspencer) July 5, 2023