> Then again, I don't think America throws kids off navy ships into the water.
When did Australia do that? The claim was that the refugeees threw the kids overboard in order to get a rescue, not that the navy threw them overboard themselves for a photo op. The scandal was about the government lying about refugee actions, not that the navy was drowning kids.
He didn't say that exactly. On the other hand, there are persistent reports about the Australian navy letting refugee ships sink.
By the way, often the only alternative to self-scuttling their ships, for the refugees, is to let their ships be turned around and maybe never reach another shore for lack of navigation skills, water or fuel.
That comment certainly was a bit hyperbolic, but not that far from the actual truth.
When did Australia do that? The claim was that the refugeees threw the kids overboard in order to get a rescue, not that the navy threw them overboard themselves for a photo op. The scandal was about the government lying about refugee actions, not that the navy was drowning kids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Overboard_affair