Morrison rejects 'divisive' suggestion to contact Trump
Scott Morrison has dismissed "divisive" suggestions that he should urge Donald Trump to respect the democratic process as he continues to challenge vote counting in the US Election.
Labor Leader Anthony Albanese yesterday called for Mr Morrison to speak to the US president about respecting the nation's democratic process as he continues to claim fraud is costing him the election.
The prime minister rejected the suggestions, describing the comments as "odd".
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Scott Morrison has rejected suggestions he should contact Doanld Trump over his election claims. Getty
"I think the suggestion that Australia or I should somehow involve themselves in the US political process I think is a very unwise one," Mr Morrison said.
Mr Morrison said the alliance with our most significant ally always comes first and that it's bigger than any individual, prime minister or president.
He has not commented on Mr Trump's baseless allegations and said he will wait for the result before speaking on the matter.
"I just think trying to draw some link between the politics of the United States and trying to inject that in a partisan way into Australia is very divisive and very unnecessary," he said.
Today, Joe Biden said he's confident he will win the election with a "clear majority".
"We don't have a final declaration of victory yet but the numbers tell us it is clear, and a clear and convincing story," he said.
The Democratic candidate has secured 253 electoral college points while Mr Trump has 213.
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