Trump says he could meet his ‘friends’ Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage during state visit to the UK next week praising them as ‘big powers’
- Donald Trump is coming to the UK for his long-awaited state visit next week
- The US president said he might meet Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage on the trip
- Mr Trump praised them as ‘powers’ and highlighted Mr Farage’s EU election win
Donald Trump today declared he could meet his ‘friends’ Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage during his state visit to the UK next week.
The US president heaped praise on the two politicians as ‘big powers’ – saying Mr Farage’s Brexit Party had won a ‘big victory’ in the EU elections last week.
The comments will fuel Downing Street fears that Mr Trump is set to deepen Theresa May’s humiliation by wading into domestic politics.
Mr Johnson is the favourite to take Mrs May’s job this summer after she finally resigned admitting she had failed to deliver Brexit, while Mr Farage’s fledgling party hammered the Tories at the polls.
Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Mr Trump said he ‘may’ hold talks with the pair during his three-day trip.
Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Donald Trump said he ‘may’ hold talks with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage during his three-day trip to the UK
The US president heaped praise on the two politicians as ‘big powers’ – saying Mr Farage’s Brexit Party had won a ‘big victory’ in the EU elections last week
‘Nigel Farage is a friend of mine. Boris is a friend of mine,’ Mr Trump said.
‘They are two very good guys, very interesting people.
‘Nigel has had a big victory, he has picked up 32 per cent of the vote starting from nothing.
‘I think they are big powers over there, I think they have done a good job.’
Asked if he was supporting Mr Johnson and Mr Farage, Mr Trump said: ‘They are friends of mine but I haven’t thought about supporting them… I have a lot of respect for both of those men.
Mr Farage told MailOnline he would be ‘perfectly happy’ to meet Mr Trump, but no plans were yet in place.
‘We will have to see,’ he said. ‘I would be perfectly happy to, of course I would.
‘I last saw him a couple of months ago on the other side (of the Atlantic).’
It is understood that Mr Johnson – front runner in the race to take over from Theresa May as PM – has not yet been invited to a meeting.
It is understood that Mr Johnson (pictured in London today), the front runner in the race to take over from Theresa May as PM, has not yet been invited to a meeting with Mr Trump
Mr Farage (pictured presenting his LBC show this week) told MailOnline he would be ‘perfectly happy’ to meet Mr Trump, but no plans were yet in place
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