Council
5 December, 2024
MP calls for US president-elect Trump to visit
A WESTERN Victoria MP has called on Premier Jacinta Allan to formally invite President-Elect Donald Trump to the “rust belt regions” of Western Victoria.
Speaking through an adjournment debate in Parliament last week, Member for Western Victoria Bev McArthur celebrated the recent success of conservative politicians overseas – which she signalled as the end of “the woke agenda”.
“The last few months have seen a seismic shift in the political landscapes of both the United States and the United Kingdom,” she said.
“With the unprecedented political comeback of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States and the election of Kemi Badenoch as the leader of the UK Conservative Party, the death knell has sounded for woke politics.
“The pendulum has swung decisively toward common sense, individual freedom and national pride.
“The woke agenda which sought to undermine the fabric of our societies through divisive identity politics, cancel culture and anti-merit policies has been decisively rejected.
“In its place we see the resurgence of ideas rooted in personal responsibility, traditional values and the belief that every individual regardless of race, gender or background has the potential to thrive in a society that values freedom over conformity and the individual over tribal groups.”
Mrs McArthur said both President-Elect Trump and Mrs Badenoch represent “a powerful alliance against the encroaching tide of government overreach and socialist ideas”.
“President Trump has championed the revival of the American dream by prioritising energy independence, revitalising domestic manufacturing and putting American workers first,” she said.
“His stance on securing borders, national sovereignty, reduced taxation and gender ideology reflects a renewed commitment to the safety and prosperity of everyday citizens.
“Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch’s election as opposition leader in the UK offers an unapologetic alternative government.
“Her emphasis on free markets, fiscal responsibility and a strong defence of free speech resonates across the western world.
“She came to prominence through passionate, principled and powerful arguments against the catastrophic consequences of identity politics - she fights nobly against gender ideologues who seek to chemically castrate children and normalise transgender policy.”
Mrs McArthur offered her own invitation for the soon-to-be 47th president of the United States to visit Western Victoria region, which she compared to the rust belt - a common American term to describe midwest communities experiencing severe socioeconomic pressures due to the collapse of its primary industry (typically manufacturing) and subsequent economic, population and prosperity struggles.
“A tour of our rust belt regions will highlight the shared potential for anti-woke policy, economic revival and community resilience,” she said.
“We too are the forgotten people, overridden by ever powerful corporations, unions and faceless bureaucratic government.
“The action that I seek from the Premier is to formally invite the new President on behalf of the people of Victoria.”
Western District Newspapers contacted the Trump transition team asking if a presidential visit to Australia was possible, but did not receive a response prior to publication.
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