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Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton, is in America again rather than attending to the needs and concerns of his constituents here at home. Farage has made a fortune from his American speaking engagements and according to The London Economic, is the “highest earning MP in Parliament.”

Last August, having “rarely been seen" in his Clacton constituency, he came under criticism for neglecting his duties as a representative MP. The good people of Clacton need not of worried.

“Farage’s £32k all-expense paid trip to America was to ‘represent Clacton on the world stage’" (The London Economic: 17/08/24)

How much Farage is getting for his latest trip to America is not known, but he certainly isn’t there on behalf of Clacton. He is there to sing his own praises and to try and rescue his strained relationship with his once "good friend" Donald Trump.

According to The i Paper, Farage is claiming

“…how he had been personally responsible for Brexit and how Brexit had made a wave which carried Donald Trump into power the first time around.” (21/02/25)

Brexit did not win Trump the election. Clearly, the Brexit obsessed Farage is delusional. How delusional, is made perfectly clear by Farage stating in the same speech::

“Trump is simply the bravest man I know and we should applaud him.”

Trump is the man who tells the world Ukraine started the war with Russia. Trump is the man who calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator. Trump is the man setting up the conditions for a wider war in Europe. These are not the actions of someone to be applauded. They are not the actions of a “brave man” but the actions of a delusional autocrat.

Farage would also like to spread lies and untruths like Donald Trump but is prevented from doing so.Yesterday he told his American right-wing audience:

"In my country you can't say anything because you might get thrown in prison" (Mirror: 20/02/25)

Really?

For a moment let us imagine free speech is under attack. Who does Farage propose we chose as our champion? Elon Musk of course. The problem with this, however, is Musk’s track record.

American CNBC tells us that:

“Musk’s free speech advocacy seems to apply mostly to his own speech or that of his fans and promoters. When it comes to his employees’ free speech, Musk demonstrates little tolerance. Musk has repeatedly sought control over what journalists, bloggers, analysts and other researchers say about his businesses, their products, and himself.” (25/04/22)

Not such a good role model after all. But Farage wasn’t really in America to advance free-speech or to “represent Clacton on the world stage", he was there for more self-serving motivations.

No doubt Farage was paid for his 30minute speech but that isn’t the reason he was there. Farage has lately come under repeated criticism form both Musk and Trump and his trip to America was essentially a damage limitation exercise.

I watched the full 30-minute speech on Youtube and it was one of the most sycophantic displays by any politician I have ever witnessed. It was a masterclass in sucking up to the "big boys" and, quite frankly, embarrassing to watch.

Farage is not only continuing to toady up to Trump because he sees him as a powerful and like-minded ally, but because he is still hoping Musk will bankroll Reform UK as once promised. Unfortunately, Farage’s support is no longer needed by either Trump or Musk. They are now all powerful.

Although referring to another once favoured supporter of Trump, this quotation from Michael Wolff’s book “SIEGE: Trump Under Fire”, is equally applicable to the pathetic Nigel Farage:

“ and even Trump treated him like a dog who kept creeping back into the house”

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