Politician Barks at His Dog in Live TV Interview Meltdown

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An Australian politician broke off mid-way through a live TV interview about the Trumpy direction his party is headed in to instead scream at his dog.

The on-screen snafu occurred while right-wing One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, 59, was https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sit-down-barnaby-joyce-went-on-abc-s-flagship-current-affairs-show-and-shouted-at-a-dog-20260720-p60gzq.html" rel="">speaking with ABC host Sarah Ferguson, 61, on Monday about his party’s leader, Pauline Hanson, 72, and her calls for Trump-style mass deportations.

“[Hanson] is dragging you further into a place of intolerance and racial discrimination,” Ferguson put it to Joyce. “You’re defending your leader, but are you really comfortable with where she is taking you?”

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