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Australian Lawmaker Interrupts Live Interview to Address Dog
A member of Australia’s One Nation party paused a televised interview on Monday night after his dog interrupted the broadcast. The lawmaker told the dog to sit down and apologized to the journalist.
Jul 20, 9:02 PM·1m read1 source
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A member of Australia’s One Nation party interrupted a live television interview on Monday night when his dog entered the frame. The interview was being conducted by national broadcaster ABC. ” The journalist continued the interview and told the lawmaker to answer the question.
The lawmaker apologized again, saying the dog had started to bark. The exchange occurred while the lawmaker was being asked about his party leader’s recent meeting with a British political figure.
The interview took place on ABC.
The journalist asked the lawmaker to ignore the dog and respond to the question. The lawmaker replied that he could not ignore the interruption and apologized for the disruption.
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