Donald Trump has praised his “friend” Nigel Farage for “doing really well” in the UK General Election, saying "he'll do even better next time".
Speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the President lauded the Reform UK leader, who he has taken the nation “by storm”.
Discussing Farage, he said: “The leader of the UK Reform Party, who, by the way, did really well in that last election.
“I've been his friend for a long time and I wasn't sure. Am I supposed to be his friend or not? But it never mattered to me if he did well or not. I always liked him, but it's easier to like him when he gets the kind of votes he got.
“He really took it by storm and they say he's going to do even better this time.”
His comments come as Farage's party takes the shine off the Conservatives and Labour in the opinion polls.
The most recent YouGov poll shows that Reform has increased its lead over the two main parties for the second week.
On Thursday, Farage spoke at the same conference in Washington, where he similarly praised his "friend" Trump.
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NIGEL FARAGEHe told crowds: "But the tough times I went through are as nothing compared to what they put Donald J. Trump through.
"It went on for year after year after year endless court cases, mainstream media abuse, harassment of his family, debunking from some of the worst financial institutions, assassination attempts. And yet this man has come through it. Braver. Stronger. Wiser.
"He is simply the bravest man that I know. And we should all applaud him. We really should."
However, the pair disagreed on their stance on Volodymyr Zelensky, with Farage rebuffing Trump's claims that the Ukrainian President is a "dictator".
Donald Trump has praised his “friend” Nigel Farage for “doing really well” in the UK General Election
Stuart Mitchell / GB NewsFarage told GB News: "You should always take everything Donald Trump says seriously. You shouldn't always take things that Donald Trump says absolutely, literally.
"I think that applies very much in this case. There's a lot of bad blood between President Trump and previous Ukrainian leaders.
"The impeachment, that happened all because of a relationship between the Ukrainian government and the Biden family.
"So let's be clear, Zelensky is not a dictator. But it's only right and proper that Ukrainians have a timeline for elections."
