Nigel Farage has branded Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen a “scumbag” for testifying against the president this week.



Speaking in the 5.20pm graveyard slot at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the National Harbor near Washington, Farage claimed elites “don’t accept the legitimacy of Trump, they don’t accept the legitimacy of Brexit”.

He described the campaign against Trump as “pretty disgusting” and said this week it had reached “new depths”.

“We saw a convicted liar, some would even say scumbag – well, let’s say scumbag, shall we? Well, what on earth was Michael Cohen begin given that platform for if it wasn’t to see the denigration of your president?”

The audience applauded as Farage continued: “We are living under constant assault and yet here we are with Trump having delivered most of the promises he made. How about that? Generally what happens in western politics is leaders make promises and wilfully betray them. Here we have a leader dead set on keeping his promises.”

Farage suggested that Democrats are going the same way as the British Labour party, “which has been taken over by extreme Marxists”. He referenced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Venezuela and predicted that Trump will get elected with “a much bigger majority”.

Farage also criticized Theresa May’s Brexit deal. “The problem is our leader and our parliament cannot countenance us getting real independence.” He expressed hope for a no deal departure.