Nigel Farage was left furious at a flight cancellation in Chicago as his trip to Iowa turned into a nightmare.
The GB News star is in the States ahead of the Iowa caucuses, a state gripped in the throes of brutally icy weather.
With Farage keen to gauge the atmosphere in the US state as it has its say on the 2024 election nominations, he hit a major stumbling block.
The former Brexit Party leader and his crew found themselves stuck in Chicago O’Hare Airport after their worst fears became true.
Farage was left furious at his flight cancellation
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Reacting to his flight cancellation, Farage firmly told a nearby rolling camera: “It’s not good. It is not good, and it is not funny.”
Farage and crew were forced to embark on a hellish drive from Chicago to Iowa, through a brutal blizzard.
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The GB News presenter is in the states as the lead-up to the 2024 election reaches a critical stage.
Monday evening will see the midwestern state kick off the process for selecting its candidates for the US election in November.
The traditional Republican state is often the first to carry out the process.
Iowa’s “first in the nation” status means it often acts as an initial performance indicator for nominee candidates.
Donald Trump opted to hit out at Vivek Ramaswamy just days before the caucuses, accusing the entrepreneur of “deceitful campaign tricks”.
“A vote for Vivek is a vote for the ‘other side’ - don’t get duped by this”, Trump said, adding “Vivek is not MAGA”.
Ramaswamy has been effusive in his praise for the former president, and remained steadfast in his stance despite the “friendly fire”.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, he branded the message from Trump an “unfortunate move by his campaign advisors”.
He went on to brand Trump the “greatest President of the 21st century”.