Australia’s right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his parliamentary seat Saturday, adding humiliation to a night of crushing defeat for his conservative coalition.
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It’s deeply funny that Trump managed to sabotage these conservative parties that would have done whatever he wanted , just because Canadian and Australian politicians still have the political instincts to say “fuck you” when a US president tells them to hand over their lunch money and then kiss his ass.
Somehow, European politicians still haven’t figured out that one neat trick.
Maybe if Trump had won the election before the brexit vote maybe the UK would still be part of the EU.