Former prime minister Scott Morrison spent New Year’s Eve with United States president-elect Donald Trump.
Morrison posted a photo on X featuring himself, his wife Jenny, Trump, and his wife Melania, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, with the caption “[Happy New Year] 2025 from Mar-a-Lago”.
The annual event at the resort was also attended by vice president-elect JD Vance and Elon Musk, who arrived with his son on his shoulders.
Morrison has a friendly history with Trump, both in and out of politics, stating earlier last year that Trump had been subject to a “pile-on” in the media, in reference to the many legal challenges he faced in the lead up to the U.S. election.
On his way into the event, Trump paused to answer questions from waiting media, saying he wishes current President, Joe Biden, well.
He also confirmed his confidence in his own Cabinet nominee choices and again demanded Israeli hostages be freed by Hamas.