{"id":1966307,"date":"2023-07-07T04:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T08:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-says-australian-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-make-room-for-free-speech\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T04:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T08:17:24","slug":"trump-jr-says-australian-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-make-room-for-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-says-australian-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-make-room-for-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Jr. urges Australian Home Affairs Minister to prioritize free speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-jr-says-australian-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-make-room-for-free-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966307&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0707\/6b11fcd3-936e-4cf7-84e0-ccf0714484ca\/audio.mp3?length=3014253&#038;duration=251\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr. has criticized media outlets and the Australian Labor government for spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about his upcoming speaking tour.<\/p>\n<p>The son of the former U.S. president\u2019s comments come in response to ongoing criticism from federal Labor ministers culminating in a now-deleted Twitter post from the Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-lists-tehran-backed-hezbollah-as-terrorist-organization\/\" title=\"Australia Lists Tehran-Backed Hezbollah as 'Terrorist Organization'\">home affairs minister<\/a> who called Mr. Trump Jr. a \u201csore loser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizers of Mr. Trump Jr.\u2019s speaking tour were forced to postpone the event after his visa application was held up for longer than usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tyrannical Left doesn\u2019t believe people have the right to freedom of expression and will do anything to shut down conservative voices, but we will not bow down to them,\u201d he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12273465\/Donald-Trump-Jr-slams-cowardly-Australian-MP-Claire-ONeil-called-big-baby-amid-visa-row.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Minister Clare O\u2019Neil isn\u2019t too much of a coward to leave her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-says-australian-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-make-room-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Trump Jr. urges Australian Home Affairs Minister to prioritize free speech.\">left-wing safe space<\/a>, I\u2019d be happy to invite her to attend any of the events that we put on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never know; maybe she\u2019ll learn a thing or two about the importance of freedom of speech and diversity of thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that despite the \u201cridiculous lies\u201d from fake news outlets, the tour had been doing very well, with over 8,000 tickets sold so far.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5377514\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/06\/id5377514-GettyImages-1419750895.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\tClare O\u2019Neil, Labor Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, attends the jobs and skills summit at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 1, 2022. (Martin Ollman\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2>Minister Parrots Media Line<\/h2>\n<p>The comments from Mr. Trump Jr. come after Home Affairs Minister Clare O\u2019Neil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/australian-minister-risks-diplomatic-incident-calling-donald-trump-jr-a-big-baby_5377415.html\">parroted<\/a> the same line as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where Trump Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a> in responding to the visa controversy.<\/p>\n<p>In a since-deleted post on Twitter, Ms. O\u2019Neil claimed that the tickets for Mr. Trump Jr. speaking tour were not selling well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeez, Donald Trump Jr. is a bit of a sore loser. His dad lost an election fair and square\u2014but he says it was stolen,\u201d the home affairs minister wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/australian-minister-risks-diplomatic-incident-calling-donald-trump-jr-a-big-baby_5377415.html\">on Twitter<\/a> on July 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow he\u2019s trying to blame the Australian government for his poor ticket sales and cancelled tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump Jr. has been given a visa to come to Australia. He didn\u2019t get cancelled,\u201d she added. \u201cHe\u2019s just a big baby who isn\u2019t very popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post was deleted hours later, reported at the direction of the prime minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Her actions were quickly criticized by Opposition Sen. James Paterson, who warned it could spark a future diplomatic incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike it or not, Trump could be elected president again in less than 18 months,\u201d he wrote on Twitter. \u201cIf that happens, I hope for the sake of the AUKUS agreement that cabinet ministers in national security portfolios are able to restrain themselves from juvenile tweets like these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Paterson also said Ms. O\u2019Neil, in her capacity as home affairs minister, should focus on serious national security challenges instead.<\/p>\n<p>On July 5, attendees of the event were advised the event had been postponed.<\/p>\n<p>It was later revealed that Mr. Trump Jr. had only received visa approval 24 hours before he was due to board his flight to Sydney, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/donald-trump-jr-s-australian-tour-postponed-after-visa-confusion_5374938.html\">submitting an application<\/a> in May (approvals should require 21 days).<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Character Grounds\u2019: Home Affairs Department Stands by Decision<\/h2>\n<p>The Home A<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump Jr. slams media and Australian Labor government for spreading &#8220;fake news&#8221; about his speaking tour. 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