A veteran soldier has blasted Scott Morrison for walking on a red carpet flanked by a guard of Royal Australian Air Force members while visiting a RAAF base.
A photo showed the Prime Minister walking the carpet in front of an RAAF plane as he arrived at the base in Williamtown, north of Newcastle, on Friday.
He was at the base to announce a $66million investment in regional airport runways.
It s understood the Prime Minister s office didn t organise the ceremonial welcome at the ADF base - but it didn t stop the photo from sparking backlash on social media.
An ex-veteran has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for walking on a red carpet flanked by a guard of airforce service people while visiting an RAAF base (pictured).
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