Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’
A split emerges in One Nation over the video, with Barnaby Joyce offering an apology as Pauline Hanson continues to refuse to take down the video Andrew Hastie has accepted an apology from his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a One Nation cartoon video labelling the former SAS captain a traitor, but reiterated that he believed Pauline Hanson was a “lying coward”. The apology has revealed a…
One Nation senator Andrew Hastie has accepted the apology offered by his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a cartoon video that labeled Hastie a traitor. However, Hastie still believes that Pauline Hanson is a "lying coward." The former SAS captain had called on Hanson and One Nation to remove the video after it was posted over a month ago.
Joyce distanced himself from the video on Wednesday, claiming he was unaware of it, and told the press he had reached out to Hastie. Hanson, however, has refused to apologize or remove the video, instead encouraging critics to "chill." She posted a photo of Jacqui Lambie, who backed Hastie and called Hanson an "angry little woman," and wrote, "I think everyone needs to take a chill pill."
The video remains pinned to the top of Hanson's X account. Joyce would not weigh in on whether the video should be taken down, stating it was "beyond my pay grade."
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