Nigel Farage first speech post-Brexit vote: You"re not laughing now
Nigel Farage has backed Donald Trump for US president and said he would never supportHillary Clinton, just days after the Republican congratulated the UKs decision to secede from the European Union.
Speaking to CNN from Brussels, UKIP leader Mr Farage praised Mr Trump but said he had far bigger problems than that of his counterpart.
Donald Trump dares to talk about things that other people want to brush under the carpet, he said.
My problems in politics are far greater than Donald Trumps. We literally have lost our sovereignty, we have lost our borders, lost our ability to regulate, he added.
The problem youve got in the US is illegal immigration. Our problem is legal immigration to half a billion people, he said, referring to the free movement between EU countries.
Mr Trump heard about the Brexit result on a visit to his golf course in Scotland, and claimed the UK had "taken back its country", echoing the words of Mr Farage.
Mr Farage, who was crowing over his EU victory last week, said that Mr Trump would be better for the UK than president Barack Obama, and thathe would not vote for democrat HillaryClinton.
There is nothing on Earth that could persuade me ever to vote for Hillary Clinton, he said.
She represents the political elite, its almost as if she feels she has the divine right to have that job.
While Mr Obama has said the UK would move to the back of the queue in terms of trade deals if it left the EU, Mr Trump has insisted the UK would remain at the front of the line.
Mr Farage"s comments comethe same day that he was widely mocked in the European parliament.MEPs booed and shouted over him as he tried to talk about EU-UK trade deals.
Lets stop threatening, lets stop being silly. You need us far more than we need you, he told CNN.
Since the referendum result on Friday, Mr Farage has admitted that he feels betrayed by members of the Tory government who appear to be backtracking on whether or not the UK can clamp down on immigration and still keep access to the single market.
Asked why he did not challenge his fellow Brexit campaigners" claims that leaving the EU would free up 350 million per week for the NHS, a claim that has since been widely discredited, he laughed:Im just too soft, too kind and too easy."
The UKIP leader was then asked how much damage to the EU and the economy he was willing to put at stake in order to leave the union.
Freedom, independence and democracy and not being slaves to anyone else - you cant put a price on that, he replied.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nigel-farage-backs-donald-trump-never-ever-vote-hillary-clinton-brexit-a7108081.html
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