Monday 21 November 2022 03:32 AM Angry Victorian Catherine Cumming blames dyslexia on Daniel Andrews 'red mist' ... trends now
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A Victorian politician who told a crowd she wanted to see Premier Daniel Andrews turned into 'red mist' has blamed her comments on being dyslexic.
Sitting independent member for Melbourne Western Metro Catherine Cumming told a crowd of anti-vax protesters outside of Flinders Street Station on Saturday that the premier should be turned into 'red mist'.
'I joined the Angry Victorians Party for one reason: To make Daniel Andrews turn into red mist,' Ms Cumming said.
'In the army we would call it pink mist, but I want him into red mist ... give anyone here in the army a job to blow someone up, and they will.'
'Pink mist' is a common slang term used in the army that refers to the blood splatter created when someone is shot in the head by a sniper.
Dr Catherine Cumming (left) told a crowd she wanted to see Daniel Andrews turned into 'red mist'- an army slang term for killing someone with a sniper rifle. She explained her dyslexia makes her choose words clumsily and she did not mean any physical harm to Mr Andrews (right)
Ms Cumming told 3AW host Neil Mitchell on Monday that having dyslexia made her choose her words clumsily and that she meant no harm to the Victorian premier.
'I just want to make it clear that at no time did I ever mean any physical
