As news of the appointment spread, dog whistles rang out across the country, as staffers, donors and News Corp media flocked to the scene to celebrate.

"Happy Liberation Day!”

Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks were carried out to ‘achieve war objectives’ as Hamas labels strikes a ‘blatant violation of humanitarian conventions’

The grammatically confronting phrase was spray-painted by a vandal on the front of a local bookshop, of all places, leaving local syntax purists feeling threatened and afraid.

The opposition leader said Trump was a "big thinker and a deal maker" with a "genuine desire to see peace and stability".

Authorities say that, apart from the intrusion, the ceremony ran without a hitch.