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| Nigel Farage 'has dinner with Donald Trump' | Nigel Farage 'has dinner with Donald Trump' |
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| Nigel Farage had dinner with US President Donald Trump and some of his senior advisers on Saturday. | |
| It comes days after the former UKIP leader addressed American conservatives at a conference. | It comes days after the former UKIP leader addressed American conservatives at a conference. |
| He joined Mr Trump for a meal at the Trump International Hotel, which is owned by the US president and close to the White House. | He joined Mr Trump for a meal at the Trump International Hotel, which is owned by the US president and close to the White House. |
| He posted a photograph of himself with the president on Twitter, captioning it: "Dinner with The Donald." | He posted a photograph of himself with the president on Twitter, captioning it: "Dinner with The Donald." |
| Also in the picture are the president's daughter Ivanka, her senior White House adviser husband Jared Kushner, and Florida governor Rick Scott. | Also in the picture are the president's daughter Ivanka, her senior White House adviser husband Jared Kushner, and Florida governor Rick Scott. |
| Mr Farage earlier backed the president's recent dismissals of the media. | Mr Farage earlier backed the president's recent dismissals of the media. |
| He told American broadcaster Fox's Business Network programme the media is "losing this battle big time". | He told American broadcaster Fox's Business Network programme the media is "losing this battle big time". |
| 'Global revolution' | 'Global revolution' |
| Mr Farage said: "They are simply not prepared to accept that Brexit happened, that Trump happened. | Mr Farage said: "They are simply not prepared to accept that Brexit happened, that Trump happened. |
| "They kind of want to turn the clock back and what they don't realise is they are losing viewers, they are losing listeners, they are losing this battle big time. | "They kind of want to turn the clock back and what they don't realise is they are losing viewers, they are losing listeners, they are losing this battle big time. |
| "I am pleased that the president is not afraid to stand up to them." | "I am pleased that the president is not afraid to stand up to them." |
| Mr Trump continued his attack on the media on Saturday when he announced he would not attend the annual correspondents' dinner, traditionally addressed by US presidents. | Mr Trump continued his attack on the media on Saturday when he announced he would not attend the annual correspondents' dinner, traditionally addressed by US presidents. |
| It came after he barred several news organisations, including the BBC, from a White House press briefing, labelling them as "fake news". | It came after he barred several news organisations, including the BBC, from a White House press briefing, labelling them as "fake news". |
| Meanwhile, Mr Farage told the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this week that the UK's decision to leave the European Union had begun a movement that would spread across the globe. | |
| "What happened in 2016 is the beginning of a great global revolution," he said, before predicting a similar situation to the Brexit decision arising in the Netherlands, France and Germany. |