Outcast WA politician changes name to 'Aussie' Trump ahead of state election
Outcast WA politician changes name to 'Aussie' Trump ahead of state election
An analyst says Ben Dawkins's name change to Austin Trump is an "effective" publicity stunt and a potential vote winner.
In short:
A controversial West Australian MP has legally changed his name to Austin Trump, aka "Aussie" Trump.
A month out from the state election, the response from voters in his electorate has been mostly negative
Political analysts say it is an extreme sign of a nascent trend of conservative politicians aligning themselves with the new US president.
'Extremely cringe', locals say
the notthechaser material continues
Well I've got my everything crossed that Aussies turn out to be a bit smarter than Americans, as a whole. I'm not super optimistic, but we have a lot more to lose than Americans did. Our government still kinda works for the majority in some aspects.
It's like it's an inherent feature of the system or something.
Yep. We're deep into the game of monopoly now. Someone's put hotels on those expensive properties and now it's just a matter of time until they have all the money or we just decide we don't want to play anymore. They're the only possible outcomes.