{"id":2468802,"date":"2025-07-30T16:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-bashes-jamie-raskin-as-pigheaded-in-heated-exchange\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:14:25","slug":"nigel-farage-bashes-jamie-raskin-as-pigheaded-in-heated-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-bashes-jamie-raskin-as-pigheaded-in-heated-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage bashes Jamie Raskin as \u2018pigheaded\u2019 in heated exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnigel-farage-bashes-jamie-raskin-as-pigheaded-in-heated-exchange%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nigel Farage,leader of the UK&#8217;s Reform UK party and a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump,engaged in a heated confrontation with U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin during a visit by a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation to the United Kingdom. The delegation, led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, was lobbying against the UK&#8217;s new Online Safety Act, which Republicans argue threatens free speech rights. During a meeting,Raskin began discussing trump&#8217;s alleged threats to free speech,prompting Farage to abruptly shut down the presentation,insisting that Donald Trump was not the topic of discussion and telling Raskin he should &#8220;act like a guest.&#8221; The exchange escalated into a shouting match, with farage calling Raskin &#8220;the most pigheaded person he&#8217;d ever met,&#8221; while Raskin retorted that this attitude was a reason for the American Revolution.Other Democratic representatives confirmed the incident, criticizing farage&#8217;s unwillingness to allow open dialog. The Online Safety Act, aimed at protecting users from harmful content by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-republican-introduces-age-verification-bill-to-protect-children-from-porn\/\" title=\"Tennessee GOP Proposes Bill to Safeguard Kids from Porn with Age Verification\">enforcing age verification<\/a>, has faced criticism for allegedly restricting access to some political content and protests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nigel Farage bashes Jamie Raskin as &lsquo;pigheaded&rsquo; in heated exchange<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2173429\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigel-farage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nigel Farage\">Nigel Farage<\/a>, the leader of the Reform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Kingdom's\">UK<\/a> party, got into a heated exchange with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) during a cross-Atlantic meeting.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-leads-delegation-of-gop-senators-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell Leads ... of GOP Senators to Ukraine\">congressional delegation led<\/a> by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) traveled to the United Kingdom to lobby against London&rsquo;s controversial new Online Safety Act, which Republicans believe harms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3462863\/congress-has-to-get-digital-protections-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"free speech rights\">free speech rights<\/a>. During a meeting between the congressional delegation and Farage, Raskin began giving a presentation on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s alleged threats to free speech. Farage immediately moved to shut down the presentation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3486141\/texas-congressional-map-redistrict-cuts-key-democratic-incumbents\/\">Proposed Texas congressional map cuts out key Democratic incumbents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3485144\/steve-ricchetti-biden-politburo-house-oversight-autopen-interview\/\">Steve Ricchetti, Biden &#8216;Politburo&#8217; member, appears for House Oversight autopen interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3485821\/marjorie-taylor-green-shuts-down-rumors-of-2026-bid-for-governor\/\">Marjorie Taylor Green shuts down rumors of 2026 bid for governor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;&rsquo;We&rsquo;re not here to talk about Donald Trump,&rsquo;&rdquo; Farage said, according to Raskin&rsquo;s account in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/30\/uk-farage-jamie-raskin-visit-00483853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with <em>Politico<\/em>. Farage &ldquo;said that I am a guest here and I should act like a guest. And I told him that he was a host and he should act like a host.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-george-santos-rages-about-pro-palestinian-protester-in-the-halls-of-congress\/\" title=\"George Santos expresses anger over pro-Palestinian protester in Congress during Israel war.\">exchange quickly escalated<\/a> into a shouting match between the two, with Farage saying Raskin was &ldquo;the most pigheaded person he&rsquo;d ever met.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is why we had a revolution against you guys,&rdquo; Raskin retorted.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Lou Carrea (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) all confirmed the exchange to <em>Politico<\/em>, taking their colleague&rsquo;s side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This manbaby was not feeling it. &hellip; He was gonna pigeonhole the conversation into only things that he wanted to discuss, and anything else was going to be shut down because that&rsquo;s what free speech, I guess, looks like to him,&rdquo; Crockett said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, speaks at an event on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in London. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Farage is a longtime ally of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin dismissed Farage&rsquo;s &ldquo;explosive&rdquo; behavior as coming from someone who &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t want any challenge to his view that he&rsquo;s a free speech victim.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We thought there were some very good things in the Online Safety Act, and there might be some problematic things,&rdquo; Raskin said. &ldquo;I think the intervention of Democrats who don&rsquo;t have a dog in that fight was maybe too much for [Farage] to handle, but we did want to make some general points about the freedom of speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>No one noted any interventions from Republicans in the delegation. The Democrats said the meeting had been civil before the outburst.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3462863\/congress-has-to-get-digital-protections-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CONGRESS HAS TO GET DIGITAL PROTECTIONS RIGHT\">CONGRESS HAS TO GET DIGITAL PROTECTIONS RIGHT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Representatives from other conservative groups, including the Alliance Defending Freedom, were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.&rsquo;s Online Safety Act requires companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-dems-fail-to-rebrand-as-party-that-protects-children\/\" title=\"California Dems Fail To Rebrand As Party That Protects Children\">verify users&#038;rsquo<\/a>; age to prevent them from accessing pornography and other harmful content. Critics argue that the bill lumps in some political content, with some users <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14945805\/amp\/Online-Safety-Act-free-speech-users-blocked-asylum-seeker-hotel-protests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"noting\">noting<\/a> that they were blocked from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >viewing content showing protests<\/a> against immigration in the U.K. under the law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2173429\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2173429\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farage calls Raskin &#8216;pigheaded&#8217; in heated UK meeting clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2468803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MixCollage-30-Jul-2025-03-55-PM-7570.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34283,32892,32382,60291,37043],"class_list":["post-2468802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-heated-exchange","tag-jamie-raskin","tag-nigel-farage","tag-pigheaded","tag-political-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MixCollage-30-Jul-2025-03-55-PM-7570.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468802"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468806,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468802\/revisions\/2468806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}