# Farage's Trump gamble backfires as populism fades

> Nigel Farage backed Donald Trump before the US midterms. Within hours, Trump's party suffered catastrophic defeat, and Farage's own political fortunes collapsed with it.
- Title: Farage's Trump gamble backfires as populism fades | Shortify
- Summary: Nigel Farage backed Donald Trump before the US midterms. Within hours, Trump's party suffered catastrophic defeat, and Farage's own political fortunes…
- Keywords: nigel farage, donald trump, reform uk, us midterms, populism, uk politics, The Independent
- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-nigel-farage-midterms-reform-b3079185.html
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:57:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nigel farage, donald trump, reform uk, us midterms, populism, uk politics, politics, news
## Farage backs Trump before the midterms
On Tuesday evening, Nigel Farage appeared on his GB News show to declare: "I don't go with the consensus that Trump is going to get smashed."

> I don't go with the consensus that Trump is going to get smashed.
## Trump's Republicans suffer historic defeat
Within hours, results showed Donald Trump's Republican Party suffering catastrophic and almost unprecedented levels of humiliation and defeat in the US midterms.
## Democrats sweep House and Senate
Even Republican strongholds like Kansas and Texas fell to the Democrats as they swept to big majorities in both the House and the Senate.
## Farage's Reform UK collapses in polls
A YouGov poll showed Reform UK heading down from the mid-thirties a year ago to barely twenty percent now, as two-party politics returned to the UK.
## Farage pinned his fortunes to Trump
Farage has pinned much of his fortunes to Trump's success. Trump used him as a warm-up act and key ally, suggesting him for jobs like Britain's ambassador to the US.
## Trump faces impeachment and legal battles
Trump is probably facing impeachment hearings with his vengeful opponents controlling the Capitol. He faces two years mired in legal proceedings with his power and influence largely gone.
## Populism's moment appears to have passed
Populism in the UK and US seems to be on the ebb, with the fates of Trump and Farage looking increasingly tarnished as the brand of politics they defined loses its grip.
## Key takeaway

Nigel Farage's decision to support Donald Trump before the US midterms proved disastrous as Trump's Republicans suffered historic defeat and Farage's Reform UK poll ratings collapsed.