Prime Minister forced to backtrack after claiming he told opposition about Hawaiian holiday

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed he had told the opposition he was headed to Hawaii during the catastrophic bushfires in 2019 — only to be made to clarify his comments twice just hours later.

"On the 15th of December, 2019, at 9:44pm, the Prime Minister did text me saying he was going on leave. He did not tell me where he was going. He said he was going with his family. I kept that text message confidential, as you do with private text messages between private phones," he said.

"On the Friday, he disclosed in an interview with 2GB that he had texted me and that was the first time that that became public.Mr Morrison then walked back his earlier language while hitting out at Mr Albanese."He knew I was taking leave, Mr Speaker, I told him I was taking leave, and Mr Speaker, he chose to politicise that and has done so ever since."

After a brief period of bipartisanship to acknowledge outgoing speaker Tony Smith, Mr Morrison returned to the dispatch box to offer a further explanation. "When I was referring to 'he knew where I was going and was fully aware I was travelling with my family', what I meant was that we were going on leave together," he said.

"I know I did not tell him where we were going because that is a private matter where members take leave and I know I did not tell him the destination, nor would I, nor would he expect me to have told him."With a pseudo-election campaign afoot, Labor has been sharpening its attacks on Mr Morrison's character, attempting toIn recent weeks Mr Morrison has been accused of lying to French President Emmanuel Macron and to former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

 

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ScottyThePathologicalLiar

What a surprise. Another lie

How desperate are Labor?

WGAF?

He lied! He lied! He lied! Doesn’t matter how many times it’s said…. HE LIED! That’s the truth!!

Lies, lies and more lies. He even lies when he doesn't have to lie!! What is wrong with the man?!

So you poor old socialists never have a family holiday, I can just imagine the screams if you were told you couldn't have your holidays. Your supposed to be neutral in your reporting doesn't sound like it. I don't hear criticism of Labor

White or black lie hallelujah

But he never lies

Who cares if he didnt disclose where he was going. He advised Albanese that he was going on a family holiday. Every full time job employee is entitled to annual leave. No ones business.

forced to backtrack? he fucking lied, call it was it is.

I dont hold a hose mate...

can't wait till this guy is gone

Morrison Caught out again

yeah, but Morrison snuck back into parliament and made the admission after Albanese, the Speaker and most MPs had left the Chamber. He really is a piece of work.

A pathological liar tells lies and stories that fall somewhere between conscious lying and delusion. They sometimes believe their own lies. It's difficult to know how to deal with a pathological liar who may not always be conscious of their lying. Remind you of anyone 🙂

Goes to the character of the PM if he lies all the time . What a great choice for PM Thanks all the people who voted the LNP in . Thank you lool .

Lies apparently come easily to him…

OMG! Shock, horror a politician lied.

1. Misleading Parliament. 2. Trying to avoid be accused of Misleading Parliament.

He has cried wolf too many times, why is the truth so hard for him and his party? Because he knows he fails at everything

Really? That’s it? You holiday and the media beat you up? That’s not going to win you power - Most Australians not hooked up to Twitter land strongly relate to getting the opportunities to fly off on holiday - wasn’t the shop left with acting PM? And if he isn’t he useless?

ScottyThePathologicalLiar

That grave he’s digging is quite deep.

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Commander Morrison is a LIAR = we know that even before Macron told us

NoSurpriseScottyLiesAboutLies

Scott looking a Bigger Fool than Normal🙄😑

Language matters .. he lied …

MythomaniacMorrison

ABC You and Speers let him away with to much I have no idea is it fear ?

His nose is getting longer by the hour 👃👃👃

Back track? Maybe it should read forced to tell the truth

The original lie is out there. Was it intended for 2GB listeners? Have they heard the correction or will they still be assuming Albo knew where Morrison went? And despite being on 4Corners, no mention of him meeting his QAnon mate in Hawaii. LiarFromTheShire auspol

ScottyThePathologicalLiar tells us all about his Holiday!!🙄👎👎 ScottyMustGo AlboForPM Proles_R_Us

MORRISON FORCED TO CORRECT HIMSELF AFTER LYING. Thats the fucking headline ABC!

Backtracked? He lied then recanted. He lied. He straight up lied and only recanted when he knew his ghost was up. He’s lied because he’s a liar.

What has become of Australia.. most accept mistakes happen. No one should accept a PM who consistently lies, doesn’t correct his lies and deliberately continues to lie. Where are the consequences? ... auspol

Wow he even reshapes the truth about when he in Foyt he opposition leader about his trip. He is entitled to holidays but usually you tell fellow parliamentarians before you are on the plane teflonscomo

You meant to say 'Scotty is a liar'

Morrison's lies are so blatant that even a PM whose citizens refuse to shake is hand should feel ashamed and embarrassed this time.

Hey Scotty: leave.

Don’t liars go to the fiery pits after judgment?

the taxpayers are paying for these politicians to argue whether the PM told the opposition leader where he went for a holiday ? 🙃

You mean after he lied

Prime Minister forced to backtrack after his claim was exposed as a lie by the opposition. Fixed it for you. 😂

Aussie Trump

Who is surprised? The look on his face said it all. Morrison doesn't believe he should be held accountable for anything.

Lie Lie Lie EVERYDAY !!

yeah, but he does believe he hasn't told a lie in public life.

emmawhitecr He lied …

Why is it, Morrison can mislead Parliament, and the Media doesn't call him out

Australia has to suffer a PM like Slomo whose climate credentials are non existent. He is an 'evangelist' and so actually believes that his God will not harm the Earth. He is willing to sacrifice the planet for a belief in a mythical being that has never been proven to even exist

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Another piece of false information from Slomo the PM. He now likes electric cars which is a 180 degree turn from a handful of weeks ago. He says it is because they have new technology now which is a lie. There has been no new EV technology in the last 3 years so that's rubbish.

Call it what it is..LIES. BIG FAT LIES auspol

Liar

Backtrack ? Odd term to use when referring to lies.

ScoMos pants are always on fire.

Calling Emmanuel Macron to get his response😂😂😂😂

He told them he was on leave. You say lie. I say semantics.

That's the guy who was going to burn [for] us, right?

ScottMorrisonMP is a disgrace.

Was that misleading Parliament?

More lies...no surprises there, nothing he ever says is straight forward. Weak man fakepm auspol scottytheliar

Lair.

He Lied yet again! auspol

Morrison did not answer the question originally asked about why his office lied about his whereabouts. In not answering that question he got caught up in another web of lies.

Forced to correct yet another “lie”, that headline should read.

He told Albanese he was going on holiday with his family. Whether it was to Hawaii or Timbuktu doesn’t matter. Albanese knew the PM was away on leave.

The truth will set him free. What is your truth scottytheliar

So Scott lied, again.

What, another Lie?

“Backtrack”. Euphemism much.

Perhaps ScottMorrisonMP just failed English at school and doesn't appreciate that 'where' describes a place :-)

‘Backtrack’. How quaint.

LiarFromTheShire

Backtrack = covering up lies

‘backtrack’ is not a synonym for ‘lie’ ScottyThePathologicalLiar scottytheliar

Has Sky News mentioned this yet?

MSMWatchdog2013 Oh, in other words, he lied?

He LIED

He tells so many lies he needs a good memory

Are these politicians f ing joking , there are a lot more important issues they need to address. It looks like they don't know what needs to be done in parliament. So getting rid of dead wood needs to happen. Restructured. Morrison can go on as many holidays to Hawaii as he likes

doctormcdougall He likes to brag about inappropriately timed matters 🤔🖕

Lied again, Toxic Culture Warrior 1

Lying. It's called lying. He told lies and was caught out. Did expect AlboMP to be bullied and intimidated out of calling his lie out? Hes a liar. Start calling it what it is. We're ready for straight speak.

Let’s call it out. ScottMorrisonMP lied. Again auspol LiarFromTheShire ScottyThePathologicalLiar ScottytheDogWhistler

The truth forced the lie to be recanted. The lying never stops.

MSMWatchdog2013

But he never lies...😂😂

Say it ABC NEWS,HE LIED,CMON YOU KNOW YOU CAN, HE LIED,PRACTICE TONIGHT AND SAY IT TOMMORROW.

LIED! L. I. E. D. HE LIED!

Headline should read “PM blatantly lies… again.”

ScottMorrisonMP telling fibs? Who would have thought?

observationpt Shifty

So he lied, again.

PM don’t play their game left them tslk and hit them one bu one when it count Election Day

Maybe he convinced himself that he told Albo he was going to Hawaii, his problematic take on reality may well be Morrison's undoing

Lies again

Once a politician gets “tagged” with a certain definition or a certain trait, it can be really hard to shake. auspol

Lol ABC…the biggest protest in Victoria’s history barely gets a mention and you dig up this crap from years ago 🙄🤡

Narcissists forget when they lie ScottMorrisonMP

Lol, he's told so many lies he is starting to confuse himself.

This is getting ridiculous

Hope Macron has heard about this lying in a text. Lying about a text. He would be🤣

Umm he didn’t backtrack

Why lie about it though? The text to Albo is neither here nor there (though my cynical assumption is that the PM was planting a complicit crumb on Albo). The real issue is why did he lie about being on holiday. ‘I don’t hold a hose mate’ doesn’t cut it as an answer.

what's the tally up to now? 🤔

Christine Nixon got a 1 hour haircut on Black Saturday - this is what Scott Morrison said about that decision;

Scott Morrison is a Marketing man. He never accepts responsibility for anything as he is constantly shoving accountability for failures to others or he fails to do anything. His performance clearly shows strong personality flaw in really telling the actual truth.

Yes, wonderful that ScottMorrisonMP is a liar, and every day it is proven. Let's not forget get about cporterwa and the other abuser of privilege.

I would consider the confusion over the sending of a text or not, a basic binary did I/didn’t I, something of a grave concern for one in a decision making position such as his - especially given the fact he’s never lied in public, allegedly…

If you look carefully, you can actually see his pants on fire.

Same liar. Another lie.

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