Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ajụjụ ọnụ nke May 2016 na Robert Peston, Farage kwuru na, ọ bụ ezie na o nwere obi abụọ banyere echiche na agwa nke onye isi ala Republican nke 2016 Donald Trump, ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ onye ntuli aka US ọ ga-ahọrọ Trump na ntuli aka nke 2016, iji gbochie Hillary Clinton ịghọ onye isi ala. N'ọnwa Julaị afọ 2016, Farage gara n'ụlọọrụ
Mgbakọ ndị Republican na Cleveland ya na onye enyemaka ya na onye njikwa ọfịs George Cottrell. Ma Farage ma Cottrell pụtara na telivishọn America ma soro ndị enyemaka Trump kwurịta okwu tupu ndị FBI ejide Cottrell na ebubo gọọmentị etiti 21 nke wayo, ịcha ego na ịpụnara mmadụ ihe. Farage "amaghị na Cottrell na-eme ihe iwu na-akwadoghị na njide ya site n'aka FBI bịara dị ka ihe ijuanya". E jidere Cottrell nke mere na Farage enweghị ike ịbanye n'akwụkwọ ya. Cottrell mechara kweta na ọ bụ onye omekome na aghụghọ aghụghọ dị ka akụkụ nke nkwekọrịta nkwekọrịta na ndị ọka iwu gọọmentị US ma maa ya ikpe ọnwa asatọ n'ụlọ mkpọrọ gọọmentị US ma kwụọ ya ụgwọ $ 30,000; E mere mpụ ahụ tupu Cottrell esonye na UKIP.