Western Australia premier apologises after calling US vice-president JD Vance a ‘knob’
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Cook says you've got to have one unprofessional moment' as description wins applause at pre-election event
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The Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, has apologised after calling the US vice-president, JD Vance, a knob" at a pre-election event in Perth.
At the West Australian's Leadership Matters event on Tuesday morning, at which Cook was the guest speaker, a journalist asked the premier to finish the sentence: JD Vance is a ..." Cook replied: Knob."
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