Barnaby Joyce isn't offended at Peta Credlin's colourful jibe at him.
Tony Abbott's former chief of staff hit back at comments the Nationals leader made about the ex-prime minster's ambitions, insisting her old boss has no plans to return to the Liberal leadership.
"I think that's absolute rubbish. I was going to say horse s*** but I don't know if I can say that on TV," she told Sky News.
"Honestly, Barnaby, get back on the wombat trail - please leave this alone."
Mr Joyce laughed off the exchange on Wednesday, insisting he wouldn't "commentate on commentators".
"Nor am I going to get into a debate on the equine minutiae of what's happening on the trail," the deputy prime minister told reporters in Lismore in northern NSW.
"Line up a whole range of people who've said worse things about me."
Mr Joyce deflected assertions Ms Credlin's comments could be taken as derogatory to the country party's campaign.
Instead he's focused on the wombat trail.
"I went for a run around in Lismore talking to people - that's the sort of campaign I like running.
"Hail the sacred wombat!"
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