British politician Nigel Farage faced criticism Tuesday after suggesting on-air that the Jewish lobby has a disproportionate amount of power in the United States while discussing ongoing investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Definitely violating taboo. Jewish position is that money, lobbyists, media ownership & content producers, & organizations have no influence
— Kevin MacDonald (@TOOEdit) November 1, 2017
Speaking on his LBC show about investigations into Russian election meddling, Farage said there are “foreign lobbies” that are “very powerful” in the U.S. and have influenced American politics.
“There are about six million Jewish people living in America, so as a percentage it’s quite small, but in terms of influence its quite big,” Farage said. “They have a voice within American politics, as indeed do the Hindu groups and many other groups in America. But I don’t think anybody is suggesting that the Israeli government tried to affect the result of the American elections.”
Farage, the former leader of the right-wing UK Independence Party, was asked by a caller whether U.S. politicians are “in the pockets” of Israel, to which Farage replied: “In terms of money and influence yes they are a very powerful lobby.”
Damn right it does -they are generally speaking hard working, talented, patriotic citizens ! #HappyHalloween https://t.co/XwKuyCFthk
— Nat Rothschild (@NatRothschild1) November 1, 2017
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