An Australian state lawmaker has changed his name to “Aussie Trump”, in what he said was a protest against the country’s ruling centre-left Labor Party.
Trump, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, is an independent lawmaker in Western Australia’s (WA) upper house of parliament, where Labor also has a majority.
“I’ve launched a political protest against the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor government in WA,” he wrote in a post on X late on Wednesday, signing off as “Aussie”.
Tell me you’re an idiot …
*you’re
(Sorry, I had to)
😄 You got me. I didn’t even realise I wrote it incorrectly as I’m on mobile and just did it in a rush.
I’ve corrected the mistake and will now commit seppuku for the shame I have brought upon my family.