James O’Brien was accused of shedding it dwell on LBC as he lashed out on the Reform UK chief.
James O’Brien (Picture: LBC)
LBC star James O’Brien was accused of “going nuclear” in a rant about Reform UK chief Nigel Farage – and loads of listeners turned to social media to slam him for “hypocrisy”. Talking on his radio programme, O’Brien fumed: “Do you wanna know a secret? They tried to get us to pre-submit questions for approval at 5 o’clock yesterday.
“I presume all media organisations had been solely going to be allowed to ask [Farage] a query in the event that they pre-submitted it for approval. That is the good champion of free speech – ‘Sure, we want to ask Nigel Farage simply how he has ended up being so fantastic!’
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“Nigel Farage who will speak about something, wherever, any time, anywhere – besides the James O’Brien programme, which he’s [been] too terrified to seem on for 12 years and counting.
“After which even after making an attempt to introduce that hideous measure, pulling out of the entire thing as a result of he’s a large coward!”
Loads of followers chimed in to agree with the presenter, however some had been left fuming.
One X person tweeted in response to the section: “Oh all cease being drama queens, everyone knows if Farage goes on James will simply hold repeating questions if he doesn’t like the reply, and it achieves nothing however to spice up the shock jock’s radio scores. To be honest it’s additionally simply LBC, calm the f*** down.”
Anyone else mentioned: “Free speech shouldn’t be about an obligation to talk to anybody.”
Nevertheless, one other listener posted: “An enormous coward – James is a ledge!”
“Nigel Farage is the British model of Trump, he’s modelled himself identical to him bar the orange pores and skin and Dougal from the Magic Roundabout wig on his head,” one other posted. “Trump hates scrutiny too, particularly if it’s a girl reporter. If folks assume Nige is the reply? Then they’ve forgotten the query.”
One other tweeted: “James O’Brien simply went nuclear: ”Farage is a large coward.’ Says he’s banged on about free speech for 12 years however received’t come on LBC, even tried pre-approved questions then nonetheless bottled it.”
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