“I’ve actually gone up since the last election, unlike your show”
Pauline Hanson invokes Karl Stefanovic in a robust reply to Deb Knight's question about popularity.
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Pauline Hanson took aim at Deb Knight this morning during a Live interview on the Today show.
Knight quizzed the One Nation leader over a drop in Newspoll numbers following recent headlines.
But Hanson was robust with her reply.
“I’ve actually gone up since the last election, unlike your show, Deb, since you’ve actually taken you have gone down in your viewership,” she said.
“You’re having a go.” Knight interjected.
“Should you hand over your job or should we bring Karl back? You have a go at me about this all the time, about the polls, going down in the polls. The people have their say. You don’t say, the NSW election, we actually won two seats in the Upper House.
She added, “I feel you constantly have a go at myself and One Nation. Let the people have their say on Saturday and we will see.”
Knight’s response to the criticism was measured, “I’m not having a go personally, it is my job to ask you questions that I think, as a journalist, I’m doing.”
Today‘s video tweets of the interview included Hanson’s attack on Knight before deleting it.
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22 Responses
So Pauline:
too gutless to go on ABC for fear of a hard question
quit Seven because they did ask her a hard question
sticking it up Nine now because they asked her a hard question
Who’s left Pauline?
Studio 10 … if you can find Mark Latham this time … ???
Hard Chat with Tom Gleeson, would be a better forum for Princess Pauline, it would be a Hoot !!
Pauline may have delivered a good line ( albeit one she prepared earlier in anticipation of the question) but when it comes to class and how one carries oneself, Deb Knight wins hands down.
Stick Bob Katter & Clive Palmer in there with Pauline for a debate & you’d have comedy gold 😉
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If Pauline was host, I’d watch
Stop Pauline! You’re part of the election and what you say may affect your votes. Stop going after the Today Show. Extremely rude.
If Pauline wants to play the Karl card, well there’s a few cards called Ashby and Burston.
Straight out of the Trump playbook.
No fan of Pauline, believe me. But what a great response. And the fact that Deb Knight couldn’t deal with it says more about her than anything.
It was a great comeback but I though Deb did fine by saying it was fair journalism.
Agreed, there are times that politicians deserve what they get but this was a funny line from Hanson, but a classy response from Knight.
A classy response doesn’t cut it when youv’e been poaned like that.
Lol good on her.
Touché
Go Pauline!!
There’s Pauline playing the victim again. Between her and Clive, Deb doesn’t deserve this crap.
Pauline’s never been the same since taking out ‘runner-up’ on Dancing With The Stars.
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She was on DWtS?!?! Glad I never got to see that!
Yes an early season. It improved her popularity considerably as the audience likes people having a go.
I really can’t stand that pathetic imitation of a politician but that was an unusually sharp and witty slap. Deb Knight was right in her response, of course but Hanson left the sting.
What a brutal smackdown.