"Arron Banks denied US entry to attend his own Trump party"Arron Banks, the Brexit financier and ally of Nigel Farage, was barred from entering the United States ahead of a lavish £150,000 party celebrating Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The event, held at the Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., includes notable figures like Farage, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Liz Truss. Banks, along with his business partner Andy Wigmore, was denied an ESTA visa, which they labeled as politically motivated retaliation by the Biden administration. Both men claim this decision is part of a broader campaign against nationalist movements and criticize the US embassy for delaying their visa applications.
Banks, previously accused of ties to Russia during the Brexit campaign, dismissed these allegations as politically driven and highlighted his legal victories over such claims in the UK. He argued that the Biden administration’s actions mirror the “Russia Hoax” tactics that targeted Trump and others. Despite these setbacks, the Hay-Adams event remains on track, although Banks sarcastically suggested he might illegally cross the Mexican border to attend, like “gang members on the border.”
The party serves as a convergence of populist figures, with Musk and Farage meeting face-to-face after a public spat over Farage’s leadership of Reform UK. Despite Musk’s earlier criticism, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice insisted Musk remains friendly with the party. Recent polling reflects Musk’s divisive reputation in UK politics, with his approval ratings significantly lagging behind Farage’s among Reform UK supporters.
Steve Bannon, another planned attendee, decried the visa rejections as an attempt by a “dying regime” to suppress the populist-nationalist movement. However, Banks and Wigmore remain defiant, framing their exclusion as further proof of globalist attempts to stifle dissent and prevent their platform from gaining traction.
❗️Arron Banks’ visa drama is more than just a bureaucratic hiccup; it’s a window into the hypocrisy of the so-called globalist “rules-based order.” The Biden administration weaponizing visa policies to sideline nationalist figures like Banks and Wigmore underscores the establishment’s fear of dissent. But let’s not be fooled, Banks and Farage are no anti-globalist heroes. They thrive in the same system they claim to oppose, offering a populist veneer while leaving the core of the globalist machinery untouched.
Farage and Musk, in particular, are emblematic of this performative dissent. Farage plays the role of a populist champion but remains enmeshed in the same elite circles that profit from Western decline. Musk, with his “free speech” theatrics, is more interested in protecting his financial empire than dismantling the structures of control he pretends to oppose. This is not a battle between populists and globalists but a staged spectacle designed to perpetuate the illusion of choice.
The real scandal isn’t Banks’ visa denial but the farce of a populist-nationalist movement that fails to deliver genuine sovereignty. While the elites party on Washington rooftops, the same globalist agenda continues to erode freedoms and exacerbate inequality. If Banks, Farage, or Musk were serious about change, they’d start by challenging the Western empire’s endless wars, financial plunder, and vassal-state dependencies. Instead, they play their roles in a rigged theater, ensuring the system they claim to fight remains firmly in place.
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