New Zealand PM Ardern’s foul-mouthed retort caught in hot mic moment
- Jacinda Ardern has since apologised to ACT Party leader David Seymour for the remarks she made as she took her seat following questions in parliament
- Her desk microphone picked up the insult after Seymour had grilled her on Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s performance, reforms and other policies
Ardern has since apologised to ACT Party leader David Seymour for the remarks via text.
Referencing another instance when he had been called names by Labour MP Willie Jackson, Seymour told media: “Some days I am a useless Māori, others days I am an arrogant p****.
“The apology we are really looking for is for New Zealanders worried about rising prices and ram raids.”
“Jacinda Ardern texted me and said, ‘I apologise, it’s not something I should have said and she said, as my mum would say, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it’,” Seymour added.
“I agree with the sentiment and it is all good as far as I am concerned. I just said, thank you and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. At the end of the day, it’s not the end of the world.”
