To the United States now where – surprise, surprise – Nigel Farage was doing his best to raise his profile stateside by briefly meeting Donald Trump and talking all things free speech during an appearance before members of Congress.
And it’s fair to say it didn’t go entirely to plan. First there was this devastating opening salvo from Democratic congressman Jamie Ruskin.
And then it got even better/so much worse (depending if you’re Farage or not) when Ruskin moved onto specifics, particularly Farage and his party’s habit of banning journalists who oppose their views from coming to Reform UK events.
Democrat @RepRaskin excoriates Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:
“I’m asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?” pic.twitter.com/pJj0yr7sOK
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) September 3, 2025
We need more of this sort of thing in the UK, from both politicians and the media. And these people surely said it best.
1.
FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC.
Go @RepRaskin!! Nigel Farage actually held to account for what may be the first time ever. And he lies in response. I was one of the journalists expressly banned from his last party conference https://t.co/nfYjSAkKB9
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) September 3, 2025
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Farage is getting roasted
— Javed Bashir (@realJavedBashir) September 3, 2025
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God it’s good to see this conman being pinned down by someone very,very clever https://t.co/jKWwrDOa0I
— Siob, Princess of Yorkshire #FBPE #FBR (@Sillyshib) September 3, 2025
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This is Farage when scrutinised. He flaps & answers a different question (and lies). The UK media needs to be more like this & hit him with facts & keep probing instead of twerking for him.
— John Mellor (@stayleyvegas) September 3, 2025
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I have spent years saying I wished the US were more like the UK when it comes to tough interviews, but here’s a turning of the tables: @jamie_raskin grilling @Nigel_Farage in a way the UK media rarely does. https://t.co/Dq0wPs45f3
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 3, 2025
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Fuck me – UK Journalists take note.
THIS is how you should be interviewing this traitor who is currently in the US advocating for sanctions against the UK.
— AJ (@andzjones88) September 3, 2025
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Why does it take US politicians to hold Farage to account, while our journos just cringe and subserve? https://t.co/m9GPZwFM5H
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) September 3, 2025
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How many “ Gotcha” moments is Farage going to tot up here? This session seems to be exposing him for what he is. Thank you Rep. Raskin.
— David Charles #FBPE (@DavidCh67439188) September 3, 2025
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I love seeing Farage squirm like this.
Now get him in front of a Parliamentary Committee.
No politician should be shutting down journalists in this country. https://t.co/RlD9nV8Msh— TallyCat (@TallyCat8) September 3, 2025
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Raskin’s question about Nottingham completely floored Farage, who seemed astonished that anyone would be that well informed. Raskin saw straight through him…
— Philip Pankhurst (@Oldpanks) September 3, 2025
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Nigel Farage has to fly all the way to the United States to receive scrutiny.
This is how it’s done!!
British media, hang your heads in shame. https://t.co/pwvMR3D8ei
— Sarah (@timetoshine1234) September 3, 2025
And just in case you were in any doubt (you surely weren’t).
Farage is lying to Congress. He has banned journalists from his events.@BylineTimes, @DeSmog, @TheNewWorldmag and others were banned from Reform UK’s national conference in Sept 2024 – even after buying tickets.@Femi_Sorry was also removed from a Reform UK event in June 2023.
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) September 3, 2025
@jamesrbuk & @WritesBright have confirmed they’re also banned from this year’s Reform UK national conference.
They were informed today.
So Farage explicitly told Congress that he doesn’t ban journalists from Reform events on the exact day that he banned journalists from events.
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) September 3, 2025
In fact it went so well for Farage that he ran for cover rather than taking any more questions from the estimable Jamie Ruskin, very much our new favourite politician right now.
Farage flees the hearing right ahead of Goldman’s questioning pic.twitter.com/2YqrjC66WH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 3, 2025
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This American politician utterly destroyed ‘Putin-loving free speech imposter’ Nigel Farage to his face and Brits all said the same thing
Source @AdamJSchwarz
