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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPro-Trump former Australian prime minister has change of heart and trashes him as a 'sore loser'
Trump is sore loser, says Abbott
By Paul Sakkal and Samantha Hutchinson
March 9, 2021 11.15pm
The past four and a bit years have been a white-knuckled ride for former prime minister Tony Abbott observing Donald Trumps performance in the White House. After all, Abbott initially believed the presidential hopeful was uniquely under-qualified for the Oval Office ahead of the 2016 election. But that all changed during the term with Abbott eventually praising Trumps performance and ability to deliver on promises.
Much to the surprise of many indeed, somewhat to my own surprise I think hes been quite a success: his style sometimes grates, but hes been a very good president, the former PM told US conservatives in early 2020 at a Heritage Foundation event. But it appears that even Abbott was underwhelmed by Trumps recklessness in the dying days of his presidency, including calling for his supporters to storm Washington DCs Capitol Hill in the riots, which ultimately left five people dead. In an interview to be released next week as part of a new online series produced by the right-aligned Institute of Public Affairs and conservative outlet The Spectator, the former MP doesnt mince his words on the former president.
He has not behaved well since the election I suppose he was always going to be a sore loser [and] you dont have to like losing, but you have got to respect the peoples verdict, he said. And for all the things that might have looked a bit fishy on the [election] night, no court anywhere in the United States was convinced that there was anything fundamentally wrong.
But an Australian example shows history could eventually rehabilitate Trumps reputation, he says. While he might have been a sore loser, he was in many respects quite a good president, he had great political integrity, he said. I suspect that history will be kinder to him than his contemporaries are being right now At the time John Howard wasnt exactly popular with people who now actually regard him as a statesman.
Guess thats one way of looking at it.
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Pro-Trump former Australian prime minister has change of heart and trashes him as a 'sore loser' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2021
OP
"After enough time, Trump may become as highly regarded as Franklin Pierce"
struggle4progress
Mar 2021
#2
Aristus
(66,442 posts)1. Guy took too many full cans of Foster's to the head...
struggle4progress
(118,330 posts)2. "After enough time, Trump may become as highly regarded as Franklin Pierce"