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Farage
says he was 'shocked' by Trump's comment about ending Iranian civilisation,
which went 'way too far'
Even
Nigel Farage now believes that Donald Trump has gone too far. In the past the
Reform UK leader has been one of the president’s biggest supporters in the UK.
More recently he has started to stress that he does not agree with the
president on everything. But at his press conference this morning he was still
broadly supportive, arguing that the UK could not defend itself militarily
without the US and saying that, if he were PM, he would allow Trump to use
British bases to attack Iranian infrastructure – provided Trump could assure
him he had a plan for the end game. (See 2.55pm.)
But
Trump’s latest Truth Social post has pushed Farage over the edge.
During a
post-press conference walkabout in Bedworth, a Press Association reporter told
Farage what Trump had said in his post and asked for a response. Farage said:
I am
quite shocked just to hear that. That is over the top in every single way.
Yes of
course he wants to threaten – to get them to the negotiating table. But those
words are … they’re way too far.
Asked if
the post was befitting of someone holding the office of the US president,
Farage answered:
He’s
an upset, angry American president.
He’s
wholly unconventional but I would remind you of what Churchill said about the
bombing of Germany during the war. Some quite extraordinary things were said
there as well.
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