Sunrise's David Koch put it to the One Nation leader that her party's 'anti-Muslim rhetoric' drives extremist attacks like the Christchurch massacre.
on Monday morning – on which she has been a long-time contributor – Hanson was asked by host David "Kochie" Koch if she felt "complicit" in the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's modern history.
Hanson was quick to reject the idea that she and her party should be held partly responsible for the attack."I feel for these people," she said. "I feel for the families that have lost lives. The same [happened] just across the road from here when you had themassacre ... We have problems but you've actually got to discuss it and debate the issues.
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