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Name the Australian prime minister.
Congrats if you said Scott Morrison, and minus points if you said Tony Abbott, because he was a terrible human.
It’s not your job to know these things, though, but it is part of Joe Biden’s.
Yesterday, the US president announced a trilateral security partnership with Britain and Australia, called Aukus, which will see the US share nuclear technology aimed at helping Australia create a multibillion-dollar fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
During the announcement, reports The Guardian, Biden turned to Boris Johnson and thanked him by name.
He then swivelled, locked eyes with the TV screen where Morrison was displayed and must have gone blank.
So many options – do you go with ‘dude’, ‘my dude’, ‘champ’, ‘buddy’, or ‘broseph’?
He could have played it safe and said ‘my friend from down under’ but no, he went with ‘fella’.
He went with ‘fella’ and then followed it up with ‘pal’.
Bold tactic.
He did pull it back shortly after with “As prime minister Morrison and prime minister Johnson said” but the damage was done.
Cue the likes of Fox News frothing at the mouth, and social media churning out ‘Dementia Joe’ content.
He forgot a guy’s name. These things happen.
Just ask Tim Apple:
[source:guardian]
