Daniel Andrews told an 'outright lie' yet Victorians continue to cheer him on

Sky News host Paul Murray says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews told "an outright lie" today, but he is going to get away with it and will likely be cheered on by the Victorian public.

Mr Andrews on Tuesday told a parliamentary inquiry that ADF assistance was not offered to Victoria to help manage the state's hotel quarantine.

Contrary to his claims, there is documentation suggesting ADF support was offered early on and was not accepted by Victoria.

Mr Murray said former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell was made to resign because “reality did not match up with what he told an independent commission against corruption.”

“What does Daniel Andrews have to do when he tells an outright lie about the defence forces?” Mr Murray said.

“He’s probably going to get away with it.

”When it was the NSW premier and a bottle of wine he had to go.

“When it’s the Victorian premier and it’s the use of the ADF in hotel quarantine that is the source of the virus’s second wind that has gone on to kill hundreds of people in Victoria, he’ll keep skating.”

Mr Murray showed a poll which revealed 56 per cent of Victorians believed the issue with the state’s hotel quarantine program was not the government, but was the fault of irresponsible individuals.

“Daniel Andrews is going to get away with this and he’ll be cheered on most likely despite the fact his decisions … have locked you up for six weeks, have destroyed an economy and lots of people have died,” Mr Murray said.

“This is truly bizarre.”

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