Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed that his Clarkson's Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper told US Vice President JD Vance's security to 'f**k off' during the politician's visit to the Cotswolds last week. The visit sparked anger among locals due to widespread disruption caused by Vance's extensive security detail.
Writing in The Sunday Times, Clarkson said the visit disrupted filming for his Amazon Prime series after a one-mile no-fly zone was set up around the manor house Vance was renting. The restriction prevented drones from being used to film farming scenes. Roads were blocked and vehicles pulled over to make way for Vance's large convoy.
Clarkson explained that Cooper was ordered to stop his tractor in the pouring rain. 'One of the people who they ordered to pull over was Kaleb Cooper, my tractor driver, but it was starting to rain and he urgently needed to get his load of wheat into the shed, so he invited his tormentor to eff off. And carried on regardless,' Clarkson wrote.
Cooper later voiced his frustration on Clarkson's Instagram post about the no-fly zone, saying his wheat got wet while waiting for Vance's 19-vehicle convoy to pass. He added, 'If he had just drove around in a VW Polo nobody would know who he was.'
Clarkson had previously criticised Vance in his Times column after Vance referred to the UK as 'some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years.' Clarkson responded by calling Vance a 't**t' and highlighting British sacrifices in recent conflicts.
