Pauline Hanson’s excited announcement about Karl Stefanovic prompts swift clarification

Karl Stefanovic’s producer said the Today show host didn’t ‘have anything to do with the fundraising event’ for One Nation. Photograph: Don Arnold/WireImage

Karl Stefanovic continues to host the Today show in the morning while carving out a new identity as an “anti-woke” podcaster on YouTube. But being the headliner at a One Nation fundraiser appears to be a step too far to the right for Nine’s highest-paid journalist.

One Nation excitedly told supporters in an email: “To launch the campaign, Pauline Hanson will appear live at our rally in a special podcast conversation with Karl Stefanovic and Barnaby Joyce, discussing the future of regional Australia, immigration, cost-of-living pressures and what needs to change in Canberra.”