Farage, a keen supporter of the U.S. president who attended his inauguration in January, said it was part of Trump’s personality to want people to dress appropriately.
“Lots of times Trump said ‘yeah, good shoes, great shoes,’” Farage added. “If you’re going in with a positive mindset, maybe Zelenskyy should have thought about that.”
Zelenskyy has repeatedly worn military-style clothing since Russia’s full-scale invasion since 2022, in solidarity with the Ukrainian troops fighting on the frontline, and as a way to remind people outside Ukraine that his country is under attack.
During his meeting last week, Zelenskyy wore a military-style black sweatshirt, adorned with the Ukrainian trident.
Pressed by reporter Brian Glenn, chief White House correspondent for conservative network Real America’s Voice, in the Oval Office on why he wasn’t wearing a suit, Zelenskyy said he would do so after the war concluded.
But Farage said of Zelenskyy’s military uniform: “There are times to wear it. There are times not to.”
