Nigel Farage has revealed he was the target of someone throwing a pint of beer in a shocking attack that took place last week.
The Reform UK leader says the attack took place just a day before the General Election as he ramped up his campaign efforts.
The 60-year-old was discussing the assassination attempt on Donald Trump that happened today, and how it is reflective of a fraught landscape for political figures.
Speaking on the attack, he said: “The last time someone threw a drink at me was last Wednesday. I generally don't publicise it when these things happen.
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“Sometimes you see on a full view with something chucked in my face or cement thrown at me or whatever it is, normally when that happens, I just don't talk about it.”
He added: “On Wednesday, it was a pint of beer. I always press charges if I can, but it's perfectly acceptable because it's funny if I'm attacked.”
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IN PICTURES: Donald Trump raises fist and mouths 'fight' to crowdGETTY IMAGES/TRUMP CAMPAIGN OFFICE/HANDOUTThe GB News star also took aim at the media, particularly the BBC, claiming narratives pushed by them have been a contributor to the events leading up to the shooting that took place at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
“It's amazing that when in the European elections in 2019 someone threw a milkshake straight in my face, Jo Brand, the comedian, said on the BBC comedy program, ‘why waste your time with that, better to use battery acid’ and she's still appearing on the BBC”, he said.
“We've had David Aaronovitch, the left-wing journalist, wrote in the Times, does a BBC Radio Four programme, said about five weeks ago that the best thing the Democrats could do is have Trump shot. And he's still working for the Times. He's still working for the BBC.
“I'm sorry, but there is too much of this. It's kind of acceptable to say violent, horrible things about right-wing people, but if I said something about somebody in the Labour Party anywhere near that, I mean, I'd be out in the House of Commons within 24 hours.
IN PICTURES: Donald Trump reacts to the gunshotGETTY IMAGES/TRUMP CAMPAIGN OFFICE/HANDOUT“We need to have a proper re-think. Yes, there are bad things said on both sides but I do believe that the role of mainstream media has a lot to do with this.”
Photographs have shown the bloodied former US president defiantly pumping his fist in the air after shots were fired at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening.
Trump, who was “safe” according to a spokesman, said on his Truth Social media platform that a bullet had “pierced” his ear before he was dragged to the ground by Secret Service agents.
One person at the rally was killed and two other spectators were critically injured, authorities said.
All were identified as men.
The suspected gunman, who attacked from an “elevated position” outside the rally venue, was fatally shot.