One of the clearest parallels between Farage and Trump lies in their approach to journalism. Trump frequently dismisses unfavourable coverage as “fake news” and labels sections of the press “the enemy of the people”. Press conferences often become combative spectacles in which he publicly rebukes reporters whose questions he dislikes, sometimes ridiculing individual journalists by name.
Farage, while operating in a different media culture, has displayed a comparable instinct. He has accused broadcasters of bias, mocked interviewers on air and framed challenging questions as evidence of establishment hostility. Rather than engaging at length with uncomfortable scrutiny, both men often pivot to attacking the question itself, or the outlet asking it, portraying themselves as victims of a hostile press class.
This tactic serves a political purpose. By ridiculing journalists who press them, they reinforce their outsider status and strengthen bonds with supporters who already distrust mainstream media institutions. The exchange becomes part of the performance: confrontation as proof of authenticity.
Watch Farage interact with the Financial Times. Do you really want five years of this?
The man is a charlatan and a con man.
