1 week Ago By [email protected] (Dave Burke)
Nigel Farage has finally come swinging for his pal Donald Trump - brutally comparing him to wrecking ball PM Liz Truss . The Reform UK leader claimed the erratic US President had tried to do "too much too soon", just like ill-fated Ms Truss. Trump unleashed chaos with his ill-judged tariffs which sent markets around the world plummeting and led to turmoil on Wall Street.
He dramatically rolled back on them this week, despite previously vowing not to do so. Mr Farage, who campaigned for Trump during the US election and who has made repeated trips to the US to help him out, distanced himself from the policies. He told LBC he "never agreed" with the tariff policy - despite Trump saying he would do it before November's presidential election.
Millionaire former finance broker Mr Farage went on: "I think Trump did too much too soon, rather like Liz Truss did a couple of years ago. I've never in my life before seen stock markets fall quickly and bond markets fall at the same time. There's little doubt Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, who is also a friend of mine, played a decisive role in saying 'woah we've gotta ease back on this'.
" It is a hardening of his language after Mr Farage previously described the swingeing ecomonic measures as “a bit excessive”. On Wednesday he bragged on BBC Breakfast that he had a relationship "not just with President Trump, but half of the cabinet.” Last month The Mirror revealed Mr Farage skipped out on PMQs and preparing Reform UK for May’s local elections to help raise money for Trump at a $450-a-head MAGA donor dinner in Florida.
He has been accused of spending too much time nurturing his relationship with Trump - whose policies have piled misery on millions of British workers. In a statement to the US media ahead of the Florida fundraiser he said: In a statement to US media, Mr Farage said: “President Trump’s decisive win and return to the White House inspires us all to continue the fight for freedom globally.".
