Assistant Immigration Minister Matt Thistlethwaite and Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes have locked horns on Sky News Australia in a fiery debate over Gazan refugees and Independent MP Zali Steggall’s labelling of Peter Dutton as a “racist”.
Matt Thistlethwaite and Hollie Hughes face off in fiery debate over Gaza n refugee visas and Peter Dutton being called 'racist'
The debate continued on Monday when Mr Thistlethwaite and Ms Hughes discussed the topic live on-air, with the Liberal Senator questioning how many visas were being deferred to the Assistant Immigration Minister. The comment triggered immediate backlash from Mr Thistlethwaite who shot back: “Well that’s not true at all. That’s not true.”
“We know that the teals are nothing but Greens in a Gucci jacket and it's basically appalling that they are behaving like useful idiots for those Hamas supporters.”
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