Scott Morrison suggests Donald Trump’s comments before US Capitol riot were ‘incredibly disappointing’

Australian prime minister laments things that were said' to encourage Capitol Hill mob but says it's not for him to lecture anybody

The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has suggested comments by Donald Trump that encouraged an insurrectionist mob to storm the US Capitol were incredibly disappointing" and led to a terrible" outcome.

In his first media outing since returning from a week's holiday, Morrison distanced himself from the outgoing US president, noting the two weren't friends before he became prime minister.