A top lawmaker from Australia’s far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek: “Sit down!”“Sorry, it’s the dog,” he told the journalist.The errant pooch then interrupted the proceedings again, with Joyce saying: “I do apologise for this dog, it’s just started to bail up.”Then Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull (front) and deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce take questions in the House of Representatives on February 15, 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE“Don’t worry about the dog, just answer the question,” replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson’s recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.
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Australian politician barks ‘sit down’ at dog during live interview
Australian politician Barnaby Joyce, a former deputy prime minister and member of the One Nation party, interrupted a live interview on ABC on Monday night to yell "Sit down!" at a dog. The dog had apparently begun to "bail up," causing the interruption.
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Australian politician Barnaby Joyce, a former deputy prime minister and member of the One Nation party, interrupted a live interview on ABC on Monday night to yell "Sit down!" at a dog. The dog had apparently begun to "bail up," causing the interruption. Joyce apologized to journalist Sarah Ferguson for the dog's behavior. Ferguson, who was interviewing Joyce about his party leader Pauline Hanson's meeting with Tommy Robinson, instructed him to ignore the dog and continue answering her questions.
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Sarah Ferguson was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson’s meeting with Tommy Robinson.
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Journalist Sarah Ferguson told Joyce, 'Don’t worry about the dog, just answer the question.'
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The dog interrupted the proceedings again, with Joyce stating, 'I do apologise for this dog, it’s just started to bail up.'
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Barnaby Joyce interrupted the interview to tell the journalist, 'Sorry, it’s the dog.'
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Barnaby Joyce barked 'sit down' at a dog during a live TV interview on ABC.
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