Twitter was alive and full of heated opinions this morning when Member for Riverina Michael McCormack was sworn in as the new leader of the Nationals Party and, therefore, the deputy prime minister of Australia.
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For some, the homophobic comments McCormack printed while he was the editor of The Daily Advertiser in the 1990s were how they remembered the new deputy PM:
Others saw his new appointment as an opportunity for McCormack to apologise for those same remarks.
The comedy world did not seem overly pleased to lose Barnaby:
McCormack’s maiden speech as deputy also garnered some attention:
One user reflected on McCormack’s involvement with local sporting clubs:
McCormack’s views on climate change were also at the head of the discussion:
And the less-than-successful Census that he was tasked with orchestrating was not forgotten:
Some were already sick of the discussion after only a couple of hours:
Others were hopeful that his passion for small business would see the former portfolio make a comeback to the Cabinet:
This user had faith that McCormack had changed since making his homophobic comments in 1993:
George Christensen’s last minute contest for the National Party leadership shocked most:
And his colleagues came out in overwhelming support of his new appointment:
