Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson are my “friends”, says Donald Trump
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Mr Trump will be in the UK for a three-day visit from June 3-5 and his comments risk embarrassing the Prime Minister, who is due to quit as Tory leader later that week.
Mr Trump hinted that he may meet Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson during his trip, describing both men as friends.
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Hide AdAnd he highlighted the Brexit Party’s success in the European elections, where Mr Farage’s outfit helped to humiliate Mrs May’s Conservatives.
Speaking to reporters in Washington, Mr Trump said: “Nigel Farage is a friend of mine. Boris is a friend of mine. They are two very good guys, very interesting people.”
In a reference to the European elections he said: “Nigel’s had a big victory, he’s picked up 32% of the vote starting from nothing.
“I think they are big powers over there, I think they have done a good job.”