Ryan Bridge: Man buns are a sign of strength, not weakness

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 27, 2026 · 2m · transcript

This morning I can't stay silent on this issue that's been raised in the campaign.

This comment, made by New Zealand First candidate and former Defence Minister Ron Mark, is outrageous and wrong.

Ron, Ron, Ron. There is nothing wrong with an expressing oneself via a man bun. Some call them twat tops. A douche donut. A head turd.

They've been called a lot of things, but a sign of weakness? No.

Have you never seen a Japanese Samurai? Or a Norse Viking?

Both are elite warriors. Samurai fight with swords and use them to literally chop off their enemy's head.

These guys are tough. Pete Hegseth…