Extent Trump’s most notable cheerleaders are those who sit on the right of British public affairs.
His agreement with the U.K.’s decision to exit the European Union, for instance, has won favor with alleged Euroskeptics in the country — mostly right-leaning politicians who see the economic bloc as discouraging trade beyond the EU and allowing for unfettered immigration to the U.K.
So it is no surprise that Nigel Farage, who is a great extent viewed as the architect of Brexit, having previously led the pro-Brexit U.K. Independence Proponent, is a supporter of Trump.
In fact, Farage met with the Trump not too long after the latter’s conquest in the 2016 presidential election — a moment captured in an infamous photo of the two dispensation a golden elevator at the Trump Tower in Manhattan.
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That wink of an eye caused headaches for the British government, as it meant that Farage had turn the first U.K. politician to meet with the U.S. leader following the election.
The relationship between the two is so tricky for the U.K. government that Trump has reportedly been told that he forced to not meet with Farage at the president’s upcoming U.K. visit.