‘Jingoistic moron, but Australians already know that’: New Zealand deputy PM savages Fraser Anning – as the senator says he has ‘no remorse’ over Christchurch terror comments
- Winston Peters criticised Fraser Anning ahead of the senate’s censure vote
- The New Zealand deputy prime minister labelled him a ‘moron’ and a ‘fluke’
- Anning has been widely criticised for his anti-Muslim immigration stance
- The Australian Senate will vote on whether or not to censure Anning on Tuesday
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has blasted Senator Fraser Anning as a ‘jingoistic moron’ and a ‘fluke’ over his anti-Muslim comments following the Christchurch massacre.
Mr Peters, 73, spoke out against the Queensland politician ahead of the Australian’s Senate censure motion on Tuesday.
The New Zealand leader pulled no punches labelling Anning ‘a national, absolute, democratic aberration’ and calling his response to the attack a ‘disgrace.’
‘I could call him a four-flushing, jingoistic moron, but you already know that in Australia,’ he told Sky News.
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters (right) labelled Queensland Senator Fraser Anning a ‘moron’ and a ‘fluke’ ahead of the Australian Senate’s censure vote on Tuesday
He called Anning an ‘absolute fluke’ saying he landed in the Senate ‘by pure accident,’ referring to how he was elected with just 19 votes.
‘It means you have to clean up your political system to avoid that sort of person making it into politics,’ he said.
Senator Anning has come under fire after he suggested there was a ‘link between Muslim immigration and violence’ shortly after the Christchurch mosque attack.
He later released a statement condemning ‘any form of violence’ but reiterated his anti-Islamic views and said Muslims are ‘usually the perpetrators.’
The senator was even involved in a public scuffle with a 17-year-old boy who smashed an egg on his head after making the controversial remarks.
He has been criticised by both Australian and New Zealand politicians including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Prime Minister Scott Morrison who called his comments ‘disgusting.’
A man has been tackled by members of the public after egging controversial Senator Fraser Anning
The 69-year-old has remained unapologetic and said he had ‘no remorse’ during his appearance in Parliament on Tuesday.
In a previous interview, Senator Anning said: ‘All I’ve said is that countries that have Muslim immigration invariably have escalation in violence and terrorist attacks and murders.
‘And we don’t learn from countries who have allowed this indiscriminate immigration, which is what we have in this country.’
The situation resulted in a petition calling for his resignation which garnered more than one million signatures.
Australia’s Senate will vote to publicly admonish the senator in a censure which Senator Anning called a ‘blatant attack on free speech.
SENATOR FRASER ANNING’S FULL STATEMENT
New Zealand Mosque Shooting
Speaking following reports of multiple shootings at two Mosques in New Zealand earlier today, Senator Fraser Anning has responded with strong condemnation.
‘I am utterly opposed to any form of violence within our community, and I totally condemn the actions of the gunman,’ he said.
‘However, whilst this kind of violent vigilantism can never be justified, what it highlights is the growing fear within our community, both in Australia and New Zealand, of the increasing Muslim presence.
‘As always, left-wing politicians and the media will rush to claim that the causes of today’s shootings lie with gun laws or those who hold nationalist views but this is all cliched nonsense.
Anning has sparked outrage after blaming immigration for the mosque shootings in New Zealand
‘The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.
‘Let us be clear, while Muslims may have been the victims today, usually they are the perpetrators. World-wide, Muslims are killing people in the name of their faith on an industrial scale.
‘The entire religion of Islam is simply the violent ideology of a sixth century despot masquerading as a religious leader, which justifies endless war against anyone who opposes it and calls for the murder of unbelievers and apostates.
‘The truth is that Islam is not like any other faith. It is the religious equivalent of fascism. And just because the followers of this savage belief were not the killers in this instance, does not make them blameless.
‘As we read in Matthew 26:52, ‘all they that take the sword, shall perish by the sword’ and those who follow a violent religion that calls on them to murder us, cannot be too surprised when someone takes them at their word and responds in kind,’ Senator Anning concluded.