Kiwi prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been mocked by Joe Rogan after she shut down a press conference when it was hijacked by anti-vaxxers.
The American 'martial arts fanatic' and podcast host took issue with the New Zealand leader pausing a media briefing this week when vaccine sceptics began to shout over her while she spoke.
Rogan slammed 'that lady running New Zealand' then attempted to copy her voice while smoking a large cigar during a recording of his popular show.
'Have you seen that lady running New Zealand?' Rogan began.
'If she even gets asked questions and press conferences she goes "we're going to shut this down" and then she just leaves.'
During the press conference in question, Ms Ardern (pictured) gave the man a chance to stop interrupting before decisively denying him a platform
The unruly press conference he referred to occurred on Tuesday.
Ms Ardern was in the middle of answering questions when American far-right news reporter American Shane Chafin began shouting at her, demanding she answer questions about Israel's vaccination program.
When he accused the Prime Minister of lying, Ms Ardern abruptly stopped the briefing with instructions for accredited media to continue at an adjacent indoor venue.
At the same moment, an agitated Maori activist began shouting and singing loudly before having a stand-off with NZ police.
Ms Ardern did not leave the press conference but continued taking questions from accredited media shortly after nearby.
Rogan correctly stated Mr Chafin's questions were about the vaccine program in Israel.
Kiwi prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been slammed by Joe Rogan (pictured) who mocked her for thinking she is 'the Queen' after she shut down a press conference hijacked
After Israel experiencing a peak of infections and deaths in September 2021 - despite high vaccination rates - those numbers have steadily fallen through October and November.
Rogan complained that Ms Ardern had 'ultimate power'.
'They have the power to keep people in their homes. It's not as simple as just protecting people, it's also they have power,' he said.
'So when they have power they f***ing like it man, that's the reason why people run for governor and mayor in the fist place. They enjoy telling people what to do.
'They like being the king.'
Then Rogan again imitated Ms Ardern: 'I like being the Queen, hoo hoo.'
Joe Rogan (pictured) referred to NZ Prime Minister as 'that lady running New Zealand'
During the press conference in question, Ms Ardern gave Chafin a chance to stop interrupting before decisively denying him a platform.
'We are all completely on the same page when it comes to driving vaccinations, and this is an issue,' Ms Ardern said before Chafin cut in, yelling: 'Why are the vaccines not working in Israel?'
The Prime Minister tried to continue her speech as Chafin shouted over the top of her several more times, repeating the same question.
Eventually she paused, responding: 'Sir, I will shut down the press conference if this continues'.
As Chafin continued to grill her, Ms Ardern tactfully advised she would only answer questions by 'accredited members of the media' - before pulling the plug on the event when he failed to desist.
New Zealand recorded 139 local cases of Covid on Thursday, as infection rates in the nation steadily climb after 18 months of virtually no transmissions.
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