Western Australia premier apologises after calling US vice-president JD Vance a ‘knob’

Cook says ‘you’ve got to have one unprofessional moment’ as description wins applause at pre-election event

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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