Sports minister is slammed online after puffing out her cheeks at National ...

Sports minister is slammed online after being snapped puffing out her cheeks and holding her stomach outside of National Obesity Summit Deputy leader of the Nationals Bridget McKenzie has been slammed online  Victorian Senator attended the National Obesity Summit in Canberra on Friday  A picture surfaced of her cradling her stomach and puffing out her cheeks Twitter users responded to the controversial picture of the senator with outrage

By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:11 GMT, 16 February 2019 | Updated: 04:11 GMT, 16 February 2019

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Sports minister and deputy leader of the Nationals Bridget McKenzie has been slammed online after a controversial photo surfaced of her puffing her cheeks and holding her belly outside the National Obesity Summit.

The Victorian Senator attended the summit held by the Australian Government in Canberra on Friday February 15. 

Ms McKenzie, Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation, was snapped in front of a banner for the event appearing to mock an overweight person.

Sports minister and deputy leader of the Nationals Bridget McKenzie has been slammed online after a controversial photo surfaced (pictured)

Sports minister and deputy leader of the Nationals Bridget McKenzie has been slammed online after a controversial photo surfaced (pictured)

The picture was shared to Twitter and was met with outrage by disappointed voters.

'And it's people like this poor excuse for a leader, who are charged with running the country. Just bring on the election,' wrote one viewer.

'Grow up Senator. It's no joke,' tweeted another.

One viewer claimed the Liberal National party was causing strife with numerous portions of the population. 

'LNP busy offending as many people as they possibly can before the election,' they wrote.

'Poor people, union members,

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