PoliticsQuiet 6d · day 6
Kassam denies chief-of-staff rumor, accuses media of misrepresenting his denial
The Reform UK figure says journalists falsely attributed his personal response to the party.
What to know
- Kassam explicitly denied the rumor that he would become Farage's Chief of Staff, stating he is returning to the U.S. for the midterms.
- He accused journalists of spreading a false rumor and then mischaracterizing his personal denial as an official Reform UK statement.
- The dispute centers on how media outlets handled and attributed his response to the speculation.
Raheem Kassam Reform UK figureDan Hodges Journalist
Nigel Farage Reform UK leader
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“Let me give you an insight into how modern media and the fake news machine works. Dan Hodges and Giles Dilnot (can't tell them apart most days), have been spreading the (false) rumour that I am going to take over as Nigel Farage's Chief of Staff.”
— Raheem Kassam -
Let me give you an insight into how modern media and the fake news machine works. Dan Hodges and Giles Dilnot (can't tell them apart most days), have been spreading the (false) rumour that I am going to take over as Nigel Farage's Chief of Staff. So Hodges's colleague
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