Malcolm Turnbull’s bitter son brands Tony Abbott a ‘TERRORIST’ – after deleting his Twitter account when Labor lost the election
- Malcolm Turnbull’s son has labelled Tony Abbott as a ‘terrorist’ for the Liberals
- Alex Turnbull took credit for the former prime minister’s demise in his seat
- Voiced a robocall message calling on Warringah voters to not re-elect Mr Abbott
- Still bitter over Mr Abbott’s role in his father’s removal as prime minister last year
The son of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched an extraordinary tirade on ousted federal MP Tony Abbott, labelling him as a ‘terrorist’.
Alex Turnbull was unable to hide his pleasure after Mr Abbott lost his long standing seat of Warringah to independent rival Zali Steggall on Saturday.
He took credit Mr Abbott’s demise after he voiced a robocall message calling on voters in Sydney’s northern beaches to not re-elect his father’s political rival.
Tony Abbott, pictured with wife Margie could still manage a smile after losing his seat on Saturday night
‘I think not having Tony (Abbott) there helps,’ Mr Turnbull told Nine News.
‘I am very happy I got rid of Tony. Tony was very much a terrorist.’
He believes Mr Abbott’s demise was expected ‘given the complete misalignment of his politics and his electorate.’
Mr Turnbull, 37, added his father was pleased that prime minister Scott Morrison won the election on his own terms but expressed his own disappointment in Saturday night’s result, which prompted him to briefly shut down his Twitter account.
Alex has since reactivated his Twitter account and has posted a series of retweets in the last 48 hours since the shock election result.
Still bitter over Mr Abbott’s influential role in his father’s removal as prime minister by party colleagues last August, Alex voiced a robocall message to Warringah voters on the eve of the election.
Malcolm Tunrbull’s son Alex (pictured) described Tony Abbott as a terrorist for the Liberals
‘With people like Tony in office, there is no hope of stable government under the Liberals,’ Mr Turnbull pleads with voters in the message.
‘Or, you can vote for someone who has integrity and standing up for action on the climate crisis.
‘A vote for Tony Abbott is a vote for more climate chaos and more chaos in Canberra.’
It comes after former Liberal turned independent candidate Julia Banks recently admitted she had phone contact with Alex Turnbull during her unsuccessful election campaign to unseat federal health minister Greg Hunt from his Victoria-based seat of Flinders.
Alex Turnbull has not forgiven Tony Abbott for his role in father Malcolm’s (pictured) removal as prime minister by Liberal Party colleagues last August
Mr Turnbull also recorded a similar message urging Flinders constituents to vote for Ms Banks.
Meanwhile, Mr Turnbull’s father has congratulated Liberal candidate Dave Sharma on winning his old seat of Wentworth after independent MP Dr Kerryn Phelps conceded defeat on Monday.
‘Congratulations @DaveSharma on winning Wentworth – the best part of the best country in the world! Good luck in the years ahead. And thank you @drkerrynphelps for the great courage and character you showed as our MP,’ Malcolm tweeted.
Alex Turnbull has taken credit for the demise of former prime minister Tony Abbott (pictured)