‘They are petulant babies’: far-right firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos takes aim at Australian protesters opposing his visit
Yiannopoulos spoke at a press conference in parliament house in Canberra after being invited by a minor party senator, despite efforts to ban him
Right-wing British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos blasted those who do not agree with him as “petulant babies” on Tuesday after violent protests in Australia.
The polarising former Breitbart editor is touring with his “The Troll Academy” speaking show.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police and supporters of Yiannopoulos outside a supposedly secret venue in Melbourne on Monday night.
Television images showed officers working to keep the groups apart, but violence erupted. Police responded with pepper spray as rocks, glass bottles and sticks were thrown.
Five police were injured, though not seriously, and two protesters arrested. Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Leane described the protesters as leftists and accused them of using violence to get their message across.
“I’ve got no doubt part of their motivation last night was to get as much as they could splashed around the world and feel famous for five minutes,” he said, slamming the waste of resources needed to keep them in check.
The left really showed us who they are. They attack the police, they attacked other people, they attacked journalists