ROSEMARY ABBOTT | National
DOPPELGANGER DANGER
Comedian Leigh Hart has issued an urgent clarification today: he is not, and has never been, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, just in case any US military helicopters happen to be on the prowl in Auckland.
“I wanted to clarify in case I got taken away by the US military in the dead of the night to a foreign country,” Hart explained, “President Trump, I am not Luxon. I repeat: not Luxon and never have been. Please triple check you you have the actual PM of New Zealand before you mistakenly abduct me,” explained Hart while on the lookout for any MH-60 Blackhawks flying overhead in Auckland.
The urgent plea comes after US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of “midnight retrieval operations” on foreign leaders, following his extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Hart admitted the resemblance could be confusing to some.
“We both wear suits occasionally, we’re both Kiwi, born a day apart, same haircut, but that’s where it ends. I negotiate deals with chip and beer suppliers, not free trade agreements and I am not currently the Prime Minister of New Zealand,” Hart said, while wincing as a helicopter flew overhead.
“I have never run a country. The closest I’ve ever come to doing something for the nation was to distribute one chip to every Kiwi with Snackachangi and then I even had to pull out of that,” Hart concluded while taking off to an unknown location to avoid detection just in case the US military and FBI were tracking him.
Luxon himself declined to comment, reportedly busy installing extra locks on his doors.
More to come.
