Politician Changes His Name to Trump, Gives Reason as Election Nears
- An Australian state lawmaker, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, changed his name to "Aussie Trump" in protest against the ruling Labor Party
- He criticised the Labor government for "tyranny and systematic corruption" and urged people to vote them out
- The lawmaker's actions have been dismissed as "attention-seeking" by Western Australia's Premier, Roger Cook
Perth, Australia – An Australian state lawmaker has changed his name to "Aussie Trump" as a protest against the ruling centre-left Labor Party.
Formerly known as Ben Dawkins, the independent lawmaker in Western Australia's (WA) upper house of parliament, where Labor holds a majority, announced his new name in a post on X on February 5.
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Political protest and new identity
"I've launched a political protest against the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor government in WA," Trump wrote, signing off as "Aussie".
In a second post, he echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's slogan, writing, "Vote Labor Out! & Drill Baby Drill!"
According to Reuters, the parliament's website has updated the lawmaker's name to Austin (Aussie) Letts Trump. He also posted a photo on X showing legal confirmation of the name change from the state's Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
Controversy and criticism
The Australian Trump was expelled from the Labor Party in 2023 for multiple alleged breaches of family violence restraining orders.
Western Australia's Premier Roger Cook dismissed the name change as "attention-seeking stuff" and commented, "I'm not sure how much lower he can go."
Labor faces a state vote in resource-rich Western Australia next month, before the country goes to the polls in a nationwide election by May.
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During an exchange with reporters, while signing an executive order to impose maximum pressure on Tehran, Trump declared, “If they did that they would be obliterated. I’ve left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left.”
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