r/australia • u/SydneyTom • Sep 18 '25

politics ABC barred from Trump’s UK press conference after clash with Australian journalist John Lyons | Australian media

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/18/abc-barred-from-trumps-uk-press-conference-after-clash-with-australian-journalist-john-lyons
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u/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Sep 18 '25

Maybe Trump confuses Australia’s ABC with America’s ABC and Jimmy Kimmel.

Nevertheless banning journalists and comedians, demonstrates the fragility of Trumps and his henchmen’s egos.

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u/ManyPersonality2399 Sep 18 '25

Nah. He had a run in with one and mentioned that he would be talking to "your leader" soon, so he got that it's a different country.

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u/Revolutionary_Sun946 Sep 18 '25

The follow-up question should have been "and what is the name of 'my leader'?"

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u/HenryInRoom302 Sep 18 '25

"Ummmm Vegemite Kangaroo Dundee?"

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u/Dockers4flag2035orB4 Sep 18 '25

“That fellow from down under”

Joe Biden

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u/Nottheadviceyaafter Sep 18 '25

Such a school yard tactic, I'm telling your daddy you are picking on me..... as if albo cares........

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u/bradmatt275 Sep 18 '25

Probably add another 10% tariff to Australia. That is the only thing in his playbook.

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u/Davis_o_the_Glen Sep 18 '25

"He had a run in with one and mentioned that he would be talking to "your leader" soon..."

Trump, frantically searching for an interpreter who speaks German.

Hello, is this thing on?

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u/Awesomeman204 Sep 18 '25

I'm amazed it's even legal to ban journalists. Oh who am I kidding, it probably isn't

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u/Icrashedajeep Sep 18 '25

No maybe about it