Nigel Farage crashes and burns on live radio after a caller sets the perfect trap(Video at link) [View all]

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Nigel Farage crashes and burns on live radio after a caller sets the perfect trap (VIDEO)

Nigel Farage crashed and burned on live radio on Sunday when a caller to his weekly phone-in show set him a beautifully laid trap – and Farage walked straight into it. .
When Richard from Pembrokeshire called into Nigel Farage’s LBC radio show on Sunday, Farage must have thought all his Christmases had come at once. Richard started his call by telling Farage:

One of my big concerns is people coming to the country and not actually learning English. I don’t see how you can integrate if you don’t speak the language of the country.

The video of the interview shows Farage growing instantly animated, nodding along as Richard spoke and barely able to hold himself back from interrupting him in agreement:

I couldn’t agree with you more… I think you’re right, and I think that the language is absolutely fundamental…

But as soon as Farage had walked into the trap, Richard asked:

I was wondering why you’ve spent more than 20 years living in Belgium, and yet you don’t speak a word of Flemish, German or French?

Farage first tried to brazen out the accusation with a question: “how do you know that?” When Richard referred to media reports that Farage had to communicate with a French mechanic in sign language, Farage fell back on his usual fact-free nod and a wink:

I’m very good with a French wine list, alright?