Jack Tame's PM fiasco

Viewers have slammed Jack Tame as "rude" and "bizarre" over an awkward interview with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

One said Tame's line of questioning was so "ridiculous," he'd made her turn the TV off.

Tame has defended this morning's awkward interview on Breakfast, saying it's his job "to ask questions".

And other viewers praised Tame for his "dog with a bone" style of interviewing.

The presenter kicked off the interview by asking Ardern about a recent claim that American President Donald Trump had mistaken her for Canadian politician Justin Trudeau's wife during their recent meeting at Apec.

"So two people say that you told them that Donald Trump mistook you for Justin Trudeau's wife," Tame said. "Did Donald Trump mistake you for Justin Trudeau's wife?"

Ardern replied: "Secondhand, someone observed that they thought that it had happened. But in all my interactions, certainly President Trump didn't seem to have confused me when I interacted with him. Someone else observed this."

That could have been the end of the matter, but Tame didn't let it go.

"Who thought they observed this? Was it a New Zealander? Another world leader?" asked Tame.

"I'm not going to give you that detail," replied Ardern. "These things go on behind the scenes. I'm going to leave it there."