NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian Was 'Punching Below Her Weight' With Daryl Maguire, Bill Shorten Says
We’ve all had a lapse of judgment in our dating lives, and former Labor leader Bill Shorten has empathised with Gladys Berejiklian’s freshly exposed relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.
During a Tuesday interview on the ‘Today’ show, Shorten said: “She’s a smart lady who I think has been punching below her weight with perhaps a much more average guy. I have sympathy for Gladys at the human level.”
“Bill, you have summed it up perfectly. Everyone in Australia wanted to say it,” responded ‘Today’ host Karl Stefanovic.
“She’s a smart lady who I think has been punching below her weight with perhaps a much more average guy. I've got sympathy for Gladys at the human level.” @billshortenmp on Gladys Berejiklian’s secret relationship with Daryl Maguire. #9Todaypic.twitter.com/IDHVa741Ur
— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) October 12, 2020
Many online shared Shorten’s stance on Berejiklian’s dud boyfriend excuse, but critics have questioned whether a politician can really be ignorant of someone’s misconduct when they’re in a close personal relationship with them.
It's kind of heartning to know that #GladysBerejiklian makes awful choices in men too! #nswpol#auspolpic.twitter.com/dZV3876aui
— Cillian (@Cillian_____) October 12, 2020
Glady: "Where I have failed is in my personal life."
Me:#auspol#nswpol#GladysBerejiklianpic.twitter.com/w1zOxJn3ES— Niccy T (@NicReality) October 12, 2020
gladys berejiklian and I finally have something in common, and that’s being screwed over by a boy from wagga wagga smh :(
— witch bitch 🍂 (@jadedcherryy) October 12, 2020
The relationship is irrelevant to the question. She says she put her duty as premier first but why didn't she disclose to ICAC what she knew when she sacked him? Answer: Gladys Berejiklian turned a blind eye to corrupt behaviour to avoid revealing she had a boyfriend.
— Bill Birmingham (@BillBirmingham6) October 12, 2020
NSW opposition leader Jodi McKay said it was time...
