‘Hypocrisy’: Barack Obama and wife Michelle arrive in Australia on private jet

Sky News Australia

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrived in Australia on a private jet despite climate change having been the former US president’s “greatest priority”, says Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“First class commercial fares apparently are not good enough for them, so it’s the private jet caper,” he said.

“How does that square with saving the planet, how does that square with having the smallest possible carbon footprint?

“And then there were massive motorcades around Sydney today, they’ll hit Melbourne tomorrow, I think it is.

“I mean gas-guzzling motorcades, private jets, all so that Barack Obama can make a fortune on the speaking circuit … good on him, nothing wrong with making a quid I suppose, except the hypocrisy.”