A speaking tour from the son of the former US president Donald Trump has been delayed for a second time, with organisers blaming a “scheduling conflict”.
Donald Trump Jr was scheduled to tour the country in July but it was postponed until September amid claims of visa trouble. Under the revised schedule, he was due to speak in Brisbane on Monday night, before events in Melbourne and Sydney this week.
A spokesperson for Turning Point Australia, which organised the events, confirmed Trump Jr had obtained a visa for the September events but was not in the country.
They confirmed the events had been rescheduled for a second time by Trump and had now been pushed back to December.
“The event was rescheduled last week after we were informed of the scheduling conflict,” he said.
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The spokesperson also referred Guardian Australia to a YouTube clip by Tim Pool, the organiser of a Miami event on 6 October.
Pool had said: “Donald Trump Jr is not going to be able to make it; he’s a very, very busy man.
“Sorry to everybody who was really looking forward to seeing Donald Trump Jr. When these things come up, they come up.”
Trump Jr is Donald Trump’s eldest son. He is the executive vice-president of the Trump organisation and has written two books on conservative politics.
He is now scheduled to speak on 10 December in Sydney, 11 December on the Gold Coast and finish his tour in Melbourne on 12 December.
Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
