Sonia Kruger made some controversial comments on the Today Show yesterday morning that left viewers divided.
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She called for Australia to stop Muslim immigration, saying that there’s a correlation between the number of Muslims in a country and the number of terrorist attacks.
She said: “Personally, I would like to see it stop now for Australia – because I want to feel safe as all of our citizens do when we go out to celebrate Australia Day.”
Her comments caused major uproar, with people on social media labelling her ‘racist’.
Sonia later defended her comments with a tweet, saying it is her democratic right as a mother to discuss immigration and religion.
Channel Nine also backed her up by releasing a statement yesterday afternoon.
“Nine’s view is that we believe in freedom of speech and the Mixed Grill segment on the Today Show is a place where that happens. Sonia, David and Lisa each expressed a variety of opinions on the show this morning,” read the statement.
VIDEO: Watch Sonia’s controversial comments
