When Varney pointed out claims that the British people resented President Obama traveling to Britain in April and telling voters to support the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union and that Americans might view Farage’s comments on the USA election in a similar way, Farage responded, “I didn’t tell anyone how to vote, I wouldn’t dare do such a thing, I did suggest though that if I was an American citizen, I wouldn’t vote for Hillary because nothing is going to change if that woman wins”.
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At the rally, he did not explicitly endorse Mr Trump but did say, were he an American citizen, he would not vote for Hillary Clinton even if she paid him.
Speaking in Reno, Nevada, the Democratic presidential candidate said the former UKIP leader, who appeared on stage with the Republican nominee in MS on Wednesday, had “stoked anti-immigrant sentiments” to win June’s Brexit referendum.
Clinton’s comments come after the former UKIP leader all but endorsed Trump at a rally in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
In a speech in Nevada about the so-called “Alt Right” movement, Clinton accused Farage of sexism and misogyny. He said that the party could “beat the pollsters” in the presidential race.
“That’s who Donald Trump wants by his side when he is addressing an audience of American voters”.
Clinton added: “In fact, Farage regularly appears on Russian propaganda programmes”.
He also commended the Republican nominee for being strong on the issue of immigration.
It was an apparent acknowledgement that Mr Trump’s poll numbers have slid in recent weeks, and bookmakers now rank Mrs Clinton as the clear favourite.
And she said that Trump was fueling America’s “radical fringe” with racist rhetoric. “She sounds rather like Bob Geldof and can’t accept Brexit”.
Mr Farage said that the majority of the crowd he addressed had never voted before and these “are the same people who made Brexit happen”.
“Perhaps Mrs. Clinton should spend more time speaking to normal, working people in her country than trying to attack me using dodgy half-quotes”.
“This is someone who retweets white supremacists”, she added, charging him with “a steady stream of bigotry”.
Farage continued to point out similarities between the people supporting Trump and those who backed the Brexit decision.
The Republican added of the European Union referendum result: “It’s looking like a very wise decision by the voters”.
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Mr Trump said his rival’s speech was a “brazen” bid to distract from questions about her family foundation and private e-mails.
