On the morning of Thursday 15 August 78 year-old radio shockjock and climate change denier Alan Jones opened his mouth on air and inappropriately vented concerning New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
After previously calling her "duplicitous", "gormless", "a clown", "a joke" and "lightweight" he expanded his criticism that morning.
According to Channel 10, Jone's exact words were "“Here she is preaching on global warming and saying that we’ve got to do something about climate change...I just wonder whether Scott Morrison is going to be fully briefed to shove a sock down her throat."
At first Jones refused to backdown from this statement and, misrepresented what he had actually said.
As has happened in the past when Jones was being very self-indulgent, insulting, verbally violent or inciting riot, some advertisers began to to re-consider their support of his breakfast program.
A personal apology was issued late on Friday 16 August 2019.
Then, having only just signed a new contract with Jones last May, Macquarie Media Limited and 2GB Radio flogged Alan Jones with this very limp lettuce:
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