Western Australia’s premier Roger Cook apologized Monday night ET for calling Vice President JD Vance a “knob.” During the West Australian’s Leadership Matters event in Perth, a journalist asked Cook to complete the sentence,

At a business breakfast in Perth, West Australian Premier Roger Cook was asked for a one-word reaction to United States Vice President J.D. Vance.

WA Premier Roger Cook insists he did not mean to cause offence when he branded US Vice-President JD Vance a “knob” during a “light-hearted” and “unprofessional” moment. Speaking during a Q&A at The West Australians Leadership Matters event on Tuesday, just days out from a state election, Cook was asked to finish the sentence: “JD Vance is a ...”

Roger Cook has branded US Vice President JD Vance a ‘knob’ at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters event on Tuesday.

Pyongyang has deployed more than 12,000 soldiers to Russia to fight in the Ukraine war, according to US estimates, with experts claiming Russian forces have also used North Korean weapons. CNN polling guru Harry Enten marveled at how voters approve of President Trump on Russia-Ukraine far more than they approved of former President Biden.

At a Tuesday event for which he was the guest speaker, Western Australian premier Roger Cook was asked to finish the sentence, "JD Vance is a..." His response? "Knob." The audience at the Leadership Matters event in Perth laughed and clapped,