Sonia Kruger has defended the controversial comments she made about Muslim immigration, with the Nine Network backing her "freedom of speech" in expressing the opinion.
The Today Extra host on Monday called for the Australian borders to be closed to Muslim migrants, and says she's entitled to discuss these issues.
"Following the atrocities of last week in Nice where 10 children lost their lives, as a mother, I believe it's vital in a democratic society to be able to discuss these issues without automatically being labelled racist," she posted on Twitter.
Her comments came during a discussion relating to an article written by News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt, who said there was a link between France's terror attacks with the country's intake of Muslim migrants.
While Kruger said she had a lot of "peace-loving" Muslim friends she said there are also fanatics.
"Personally I would like to see it stopped now for Australia because I would like to feel safe as all of our citizens do when they go out to celebrate Australia Day and I'd like to see freedom of speech."
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I have a new-found respect for Sonia Kruger.
