The Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, has apologised after calling the US vice-president, JD Vance, a “knob” at a pre-election event in Perth.

At the West Australian’s Leadership Matters event on Tuesday morning, at which Cook was the guest speaker, a journalist asked the premier to finish the sentence: “JD Vance is a …” Cook replied: “Knob.”

Cook then said: “You’ve got to have one unprofessional moment, don’t you? That was it.”

His description won him laughs and a round of applause from the audience.

  • @[email protected]
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    55 hours ago

    For context, this guy is the current state premier, similar to a US state governor I guess.

    He is from our Labor party which is centre-left. In the last election the Labor party won 53 out of 59 seats. His party had overwhelming support at that time.

    Of course the pendulum will swing back to the right at the upcoming election on Saturday, but I don’t think it will swing far enough for the conservatives to form government.

  • @[email protected]
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    Fucking why? Decorum went out the window when the Great Orange Retard (in every offensive sense of the word) got “elected” and began his massive conflict of interest existence on Day 0.

    Fuck it, just kill them. Pull a “Designated Survivor”.

  • @Thrillhouse
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    7713 hours ago

    I don’t see that there’s anything to apologize for here.

    • @[email protected]
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      25 hours ago

      In the article it was pretty much a non-apology made when journalists pressed him on it later.

    • @School_Lunch
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      2812 hours ago

      Same with the oval office. They were saying zelensky was disrespectful. When? I watched the whole thing and was insanely impressed by his restraint. Everyone who does even the smallest favor for Vance should harass him about being thankful. His behavior was absolutely disgusting.

      • Nougat
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        1612 hours ago

        Zelenskyy should have busted out with “Maybe we can come to an agreement if I fake some ‘evidence’ against someone you don’t like?”

        • @nogooduser
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          15 hours ago

          And did you see how he was dressed!? So disrespectful!

          (/s)

    • @[email protected]
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      1311 hours ago

      Not one bit. That language was way too soft.

      Australia, I know y’all can throw better and harsher insults. Please bring it.

  • @CuddlyCassowary
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    4612 hours ago

    We need more of this sort of vibe out there!

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          04 hours ago

          I have never understood why Americans can only do tribal choices never can politics be about policy, never about effective plans, it’s only putting down the other party so yours bob up, and you can never discuss any issues without knowing first what label the other have so you can agree / disagree with exactly everything without even thinking about what they said or if you agree with it

  • Lit
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    1613 hours ago

    He is sorry that Vance is a knob.

  • RejZoR
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    912 hours ago

    He apologized for not calling him massive knob.

  • @[email protected]
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    912 hours ago

    I’m sorry I called you a knob, that’s an insult to knobs. You’re actually much, much worse.