24 completely unsurprised responses to Nigel Farage ghosting Clacton and hotfooting it to the US to ‘support’ Donald Trump
By now, you’ll be aware that a dramatic near miss has resulted in Donald Trump sustaining a slight injury to his ear, one of the rally crowd losing his life, and two others sustaining injuries described as ‘critical’.
Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, sparking panic and streaking the Republican presidential candidate's blood across his face https://t.co/5oh8rEfnsg pic.twitter.com/hxfgxH5Eu0
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 14, 2024
Understandably, the news cycle has been dominated by updates into the investigation into the shooting, now confirmed to have been carried out by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was himself fatally shot by Secret Service officers.
The attempt on the former President’s life has been condemned by those on all areas of the political spectrum. This was the message from Joe Biden.
Biden: There is no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's sick. It is one of the reasons we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this. pic.twitter.com/Hgce6vs0ni
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 14, 2024
Despite vowing to boycott the BBC, Nigel Farage, who had been planning to head to the US to support the Trump 2024 campaign before winning his Clacton seat, spoke to Laura Kuenssberg about the shocking incident.
Nigel Farage, how's that #BBC boycott going?
Or is the Laura Kuenssberg show an exception pic.twitter.com/5RJ9VnQmU7
— Louis 〓〓 MVTFWD (@LouisHenwood) July 14, 2024
He told GB News that he intended to head to the US to support the man he describes as his friend.
I will fly out to America this week to support my friend Donald Trump at the RNC.
We all have a duty to support and defend democracy. pic.twitter.com/KoDqszd2Jj
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) July 14, 2024
He laid out his intentions in the Telegraph (where else?), blaming the Left for stoking division.
People could very much be forgiven for not being surprised at this turn of events.
Afternoon. pic.twitter.com/VBU4ZuautJ
— Roland Smith (@rolandmcs) July 14, 2024
These responses sum it up.
1.
Hahaha fuck you, Clacton, I guess. pic.twitter.com/AODzmCJf6i
— Sooz Kempner is doing Edinburgh and then a tour (@SoozUK) July 14, 2024
2.
Fucking stay there pic.twitter.com/K0ykYJlmX7
— Mitch Benn (@MitchBenn) July 14, 2024
3.
It’s just a grazed ear mate, why don’t you support and defend democracy by doing the job you were democratically elected to do a week ago? https://t.co/Wh3XULzgC6
— Mark Francewanker (@FlyOnNo10Wall) July 14, 2024
4.
I think the ‘How much constituency work will he be doing?’ question has been answered. pic.twitter.com/oOuRrYX6zb
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) July 14, 2024
5.
Nigel Farage understands that what his Clacton constituents most need is for their MP to fuck off to America in search of publicity. pic.twitter.com/XaOixHIjgh
— Parody Keir Starmer (@Parody_PM) July 14, 2024
6.
Nigel Farage, newly elected MP for a town called Claction in Britain is off to America to support Trump
In the week King Charles opens Parliament following the General Election
They don’t work for you.
They work for foreign interests. pic.twitter.com/aknqvMtgyK— Stop The Bollocks with Mirabel (@MirabelTweets1) July 14, 2024
7.
Please Nigel he's just been shot I think he's suffered enough pic.twitter.com/FJ2H8zMGoU
— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) July 14, 2024
8.
Clacton: "Any chance you'll do your job tomorrow and stop doing Cameos and going to watch cricket?"
Skibidi Wormtongue: pic.twitter.com/1o1ScX5vAH— John Rain (@ItsJohnRain) July 14, 2024
9.
This fucker an ear surgeon now, is he? pic.twitter.com/IQXohxfOGn
— @[email protected] (@mrchrisaddison) July 14, 2024
10.
A week into a new job and Farage has already ditched his constituents for the bright lights of America. No wonder they call Clacton a left behind community https://t.co/exFWlNup3c
— Nick Lowles (@lowles_nick) July 14, 2024
11.
Reform voters: “We need people in Parliament who work for us! Our taxes pay their salaries!”
Also Reform voters: “There’s nothing wrong with Nigel (in receipt of a taxpayers funded salary) abandoning his constituents and jetting off to tend to Trump’s wounds” https://t.co/a4yaDgxW9f
— David (@Zero_4) July 14, 2024
12.
Labour should arrange an important vote, while he's away supporting the rapey felon, so that the Reform Chief Whip has to act. https://t.co/IQID2TLFAA
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) July 14, 2024
