Referring to himself last week as “Mr Brexit”, Donald Trump is reaching out for support from a similar demographic to “Brexit” voters, of people disillusioned with globalist elites.
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“He believes United Kingdom voters were angry with the political establishments hence why they demanded to leave the EU”.
The Republican presidential hopeful and the arch-Brexiteer have always been considered admirers of each other’s work, although Farage is not expected to endorse his American counterpart.
In a further parallel with Brexit politics, the Trump campaign has argued in recent days that it enjoys support not reflected in the polls, from undercover voters who are shy about admitting their support for the controversial nominee.
Farage said at the heart of it was immigration, a familiar tune to that of Trump who has called for a strengthening of U.S. immigration policy, halting the refugee program, and building a wall on the southern American border.
He added: “I don’t think its exactly clear where Donald Trump stands on all economic issues, but when I’ve heard him talk about small businesses and the little entrepreneurs….and the levels of bureaucracy, I feel optimistic”.
“They all said it couldn’t happen – the media, the politicians, the businesses”.
“And do you know what?”
The famously tweed-clad Englishman said he had been approached by many people interested in Brexit during his time in the US. “They’re angry about many, many things”.
Billionaire businessman Mr Trump has dubbed himself “Mr Brexit” on Twitter and during a visit to Scotland following the June 23 poll hailed the referendum outcome as “a great thing.an incredible vote”, saying Britons had “taken back their country”.
He told the show: “So my position is, there are huge similarities between what made Brexit happen and what can help Trump to win”.
“You have a fantastic opportunity here”, he told members of the audience.
“I’m telling a story about Brexit, and it’s a story that if the grassroots Republicans pick up, and if they understand that what they’ve got to do is not just sit in their armchairs, they’ve got to get out, put their walking boots on, deliver leaflets, go out and meet these people in the communities”.
“And can I just say a massive thanks to Breitbart, on both sides of the pond?” “Where it starts to go wrong for him is when he starts to veer off into other directions”.
He railed against the political classes and compared Mr Trump’s popularity with the “silent majority” of the British people who voted for Brexit.
“And, again, the question is – have the American people had enough yet?”
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Nigel Farage is to share a platform with Donald Trump this evening, according to Sky News.
