The upper house of the NSW state parliament in Australia unanimously carries Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham’s motion condemning the US Republican presidential candidate for ‘misogynistic, hateful’ comments

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Donald Trump is a “revolting slug” unfit for public office, according to the New South Wales parliament’s upper house.



On Thursday, Jeremy Buckingham, an upper house Greens MP, tabled a motion condemning “misogynistic, hateful” comments the US Republican presidential candidate has made against women and minorities, including his remarks revealed at the weekend describing sexual assault.

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The motion also called out what is described as the divisive, destructive impact of hate speech from political candidates and agreed with those describing Trump as a “slug” unfit for office.

Buckingham’s motion was unanimously carried.

“It’s clear that all reasonable and decent people find Donald Trump’s behaviour obnoxious and that the world is hoping American voters reject his politics of hate,” Buckingham said.