An eccentric Australian billionaire has found himself in the unfortunate position of having to deny that he bought Adolf Hitler’s car. It was reported last week that right-wing populist Clive Palmer had acquired the Nazi leader’s bulletproof 1939 770 Grosser Offener Tourenwagen Mercedes-Benz that was being offloaded by an unidentified Russian billionaire. But, in a pair of sentences that have never been written before and are unlikely to be repeated, Palmer posted on Twitter early on Thursday morning: “I did not buy Hitler’s car. Its more Fake News.” Palmer, who in not vaccinated and has railed against restrictions throughout the pandemic, was recently hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. He previously made headlines after vowing to build a replica of the Titanic.
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