Australia PM called ‘idiot’ for lack of action

By Associated Press

Jan 04, 2020 12:13 am

PERTH, Australia: Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country.

Locals in Cobargo in New South Wales yelled at him, made obscene gestures and called him an “idiot” and worse, criticizing him for the lack of equipment to deal with the fires in town.

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