Conservative Columnist Andrew Bolt has declared Scott Morrison ‘looks finished’ after he washed a woman’s hair in a bizarre photo opportunity following a hellish week.
The Sky News host, who has been critical of Mr Morrison in the past, described the PM’s visit to a salon in south-east Melbourne where he massaged an apprentice’s head as a ‘sad stunt’.
He urged Defence Minister Peter Dutton, who is favoured by conservatives, to ‘get ready to lead,’ writing in his Herald Sun column: ‘Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks finished, and is now making a fool of himself to get some love.’
Scott Morrison washed a woman’s head on a visit to Coco’s salon in Melbourne last week
‘This bizarre photo-op showed not just that Morrison is desperate but out of ideas. It showed he has a dangerously thin skin, and is bleeding.’
Mr Morrison’s visit to the salon came after a horror week which started with a Newspoll which showed the Government trailing the Labor Opposition by a massive 12 points, which if replicated on election day would wipe out 25 seats.
He was then roasted by journalists at the National Press Club where he admitted making several errors during the pandemic but refused to apologise and failed to name the price of bread, petrol and rapid tests.
The PM was later told about unearthed texts from 2019 in which Gladys Berejiklian allegedly called him a ‘horrible, horrible person’ and a mystery minister branded him a ‘complete psycho’.
And on Thursday he was slammed for backflipping to support Western Australia’s hard border, with critics saying it proved he has no principles and can’t be trusted.
Bolt (left) described the PM’s visit to a salon in south-east Melbourne where he massaged an apprentice’s head as a ‘sad stunt’. Former Liberal advisor turned Sky News commentator Chris Kenny (right) blasted the Prime Minister for backing Mark McGowan’s hard border
In a speech to the National Press Club on February 1, Mr Morrison explained his dip in popularity by admitting he had let Australians down by ‘raising their hopes’ ahead of summer
The about-face brought friendly fire from Sky News host and former Liberal advisor Chris Kenny who blasted the Prime Minister for not standing up to Mr McGowan.
‘Mark McGowan’s wrong and the Prime Minister didn’t call him out on it,’ Kenny said.
‘(The PM) needs to call out Mark McGowan on this. He’s the Prime Minister of Australia! He should support no internal hard borders.
‘We need politicians who’ll make the right call for the country, not try and second-guess the politics.’
Bolt joined Kenny in savaging the PM, arguing he has failed to land a blow on Labor for months and is haemorrhaging support.
‘Morrison is not just despised by the Left, but disrespected by the Right,’ he wrote.
‘Time’s running out for Morrison. Getting into voters’ hair won’t save him. Only fighting may yet do that, but right now he seems a man with the fight beaten out of him.’
