‘Cry me a river!’: Bill McDonald reacts to Lidia Thorpe’s clash with police
Controversial federal senator Lidia Thorpe has been tackled by police after crashing an anti-transgender rally.
Ms Thorpe intervene in the small protest on the wet lawns of parliament house but was swiftly moved on.
She later joined a larger pro-transgender demonstration and has sough medical attention.
Police have stepped in to prevent Senator Lidia Thorpe from interrupting an anti-transgender rally on the lawn of Parliament House. #9News pic.twitter.com/GmZGcpctp1
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) March 23, 2023
“Oh, cry me a river, Lidia,” Bill McDonald said on Brisbane Live. “What a disgrace to have someone like this for an elected member of federal parliament.
“She seems more interested in being a serial, professional protester pest than representing those who elected her and doing the greater good for the community. It’s pathetic.”
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