“Hypocrite”: Hughesy's on-air clash with Greens leader
Dave “Hughesy” Hughes had a fiery debate with Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt about veganism on-air on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev & Nick.
Before Bandt appeared on the show, a clip played of Hughesy, who is a vegan, calling for the leader to "quit the party" after learning the Greens leader wasn't a vegan.
He questioned how Bandt could advocate for climate action without adopting a plant-based lifestyle, and the Greens leader was brought onto the show to explain his stance.
“So you are not a vegan?” Hughesy asked the politician.
“I’m not….” replied Bandt. “I applaud those who are, I applaud those who have made the shift. I’ve been thinking about it …”
Hughesy then loudly interjected “ … URGH, THINKING ABOUT IT?”
The Greens leader replied: “I don’t have a good drop-dead reason, but I’ve been thinking about it, and I can probably give you three justifications for it.
"Firstly, we’ve made big changes at home and basically only eat meat for special occasions, the rest of the time we’re vegan or vegetarian at home.”
“…. THERE’S ONE WAY, ADAM, THERE’S ONE WAY …” the presenter yelled in response.
Hughesy's co-star Fev then tried to make light of the situation and asked him: “What are you doing Dave?"
"Adam is doing the version of Leonardo DiCaprio and his private jet flying around the world while banging on about climate change, but you flew to Brisbane on the weekend,” he continued suggesting that Hughesy too was being a hypocrite by getting on a flight recently.
“But I don’t bang on about it,” exclaimed Hughesy.
“Adam is the leader of the Greens … it’s hypocritical! C’mon, you can do it, Adam, you can become a vegan! Be the change you want to see in the world, buddy!”
Hughesy adopted the vegan lifestyle for his own health, but he has previously revealed that it comes with its challenges and his family were also not that enthusiastic about the change.
Image: news.com.au/ Fifi, Fev & Nick