{"id":22071,"date":"2026-09-22T04:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/pauline-hanson-condemns-channel-nine-after-kkk-leader-praises-one-nation-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T04:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:10:18","slug":"pauline-hanson-condemns-channel-nine-after-kkk-leader-praises-one-nation-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/pauline-hanson-condemns-channel-nine-after-kkk-leader-praises-one-nation-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Pauline Hanson condemns Channel Nine after KKK leader praises One Nation \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3 id=\"h-one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-has-condemned-channel-nine-after-a-ku-klux-klan-leader-praised-her-political-rise-during-a-new-documentary-examining-politics-and-division-in-the-united-states\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has condemned Channel Nine after a Ku Klux Klan leader praised her political rise during a new documentary examining politics and division in the United States.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments were made by Thomas Robb, a longtime leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, during Nine\u2019s documentary <em>Trump\u2019s America: The Divided States<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pauline Hanson and Karl Stefanovic just got slammed by the mainstream media for \u201cplatforming\u201d Tommy Robinson, yet here is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/9NewsAUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@9NewsAUS<\/a> platforming the KKK. <\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t hate the retarded media enough. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YsThcko0qu\">pic.twitter.com\/YsThcko0qu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R3tards Down Under (@r3tarddownunder) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/r3tarddownunder\/status\/2102018855317205344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robb reportedly raised Hanson\u2019s name during the interview before Nine reporter Reid Butler asked him about the One Nation leader and her anti immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIs it heartening for you to see someone like anti immigration Pauline Hanson doing well in Australia?\u201d Butler asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, yeah, it\u2019s encouraging, absolutely,\u201d Robb replied, according to reporting on the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robb then drew a comparison between Hanson and the KKK, saying she was \u201cdemonised by the same element of people that wants to demonise us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went on to discuss Hanson\u2019s opposition to immigration from countries including China and other parts of Asia, saying she wanted to restrict immigration because of concerns about Australia\u2019s racial makeup and culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanson has strongly rejected any association between One Nation and the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is disgusting and a new low for the Australian media,\u201d Hanson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Ku Klux Klan is a white supremacist organisation with a long history of racial hatred, terror and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She criticised Nine for sending an Australian journalist to the United States to interview a KKK leader and broadcast his views to an Australian audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny suggestion that One Nation or its supporters endorse the KKK or share its ideology is absurd and offensive,\u201d Hanson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also questioned the editorial decision to include the KKK leader\u2019s views in a programme examining Australian politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is something seriously wrong with a media organisation that believes Australians need to hear what the Ku Klux Klan thinks about Australian politics and chooses to promote those views,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChannel Nine should be ashamed of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-the-interview-actually-establishes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the interview actually establishes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broadcast establishes that a senior KKK figure expressed support for Hanson\u2019s political rise and described aspects of her immigration position favourably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It does <strong>not<\/strong>, by itself, establish that Hanson, One Nation or its supporters endorse the KKK or its ideology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That distinction is important because the KKK\u2019s views are those of the organisation and its representatives, rather than evidence of a shared political position unless such a position is independently established.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controversy comes amid wider scrutiny of Hanson\u2019s political associations and statements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent weeks, Hanson has also faced criticism over resurfaced comments about Indigenous Australians. She later offered a qualified apology, saying she regretted using the term \u201cprimitive\u201d and did not intend to offend people. The Australian Human Rights Commission\u2019s First Peoples and race discrimination commissioners separately condemned the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent reporting has also examined connections between One Nation and figures on the far right, including people associated with anti immigration activism. Those reports are separate from the Nine interview and should not be treated as evidence that One Nation endorses the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Channel Nine controversy therefore centres on whether the decision to broadcast Robb\u2019s comments amounted to legitimate examination of Hanson\u2019s political support and associations, or whether it created an association between One Nation and the KKK that Hanson says is false and offensive.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAustralia, Australian Media, Australian politics, Channel Nine, immigration, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Nine News, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, Thomas Robb, us politics\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/867db98f13d9f84cc3011d4b81f08d9309f4bb5375c9622abf4939b569233046?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/867db98f13d9f84cc3011d4b81f08d9309f4bb5375c9622abf4939b569233046?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>GCT staff<\/h5>\n<p>GCT staff is a Greek City Times news byline for collaborative desk reporting on Greek, diaspora, and international news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/22\/pauline-hanson-channel-nine-kkk\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has condemned Channel Nine after a Ku Klux Klan leader praised her political rise during a new documentary examining politics and division in the United States. 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