Nigel Farage has revealed details of his phone conversation with Donald Trump following the recent assassination attempt at the former US president's Florida golf course.
Speaking to GB News, Farage said: "I picked up the phone last night and spoke to him, and he answered the phone first ring. I just wanted to find out how he was."
Farage described Trump as "putting on a strong, brave face" during their chat.
Despite the gravity of the situation, Trump was "keen to talk about what was happening in Britain".
Farage described Trump as "putting on a strong, brave face" during their chat
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"He was keen to talk about what was happening in Britain so I'm pleased that I did that.
"But this has to have a really very tough effect on him. For the next 50 days of this campaign and probably for the rest of his life."
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Farage also commented on the role of political rhetoric inciting violent incidents.
"I'm pleased to say that somebody rather more important than me picked up the phone yesterday, Joe Biden.
"You may say, not before time, but Biden is now going to afford both Trump and Harris the same level of Secret Service coverage that the president of the USA has.
"Frankly, it should have been like this from the very start. If that had been the case, the perimeters of the golf course would have been searched before they went out and played."
Donald Trump is vying for US President Reuters"Trump says it's the rhetoric that has caused this. And Biden said it's time to put Trump in the "bull's eye".
"Other elected people from the Democratic Party have said he has to be eliminated."
Whilst acknowledging that "there can be bad things said on both sides of the political debate" Farage said that the language used against the former president "does engender a certain kind of hatred."
According to reports, Secret Service agents spotted a gunman hiding in bushes near Trump's golf course on Sunday afternoon.
Donald Trump blamed "the rhetoric" for the attack
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The suspect, identified by multiple US media outlets as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh from Hawaii, was allegedly armed with an AK-47-style rifle.
Agents opened fire on the suspect, who then fled in a black Nissan, leaving behind his weapon, two backpacks, and a GoPro camera.
The FBI described the incident as an "apparent assassination attempt". Trump was reportedly 275 to 455 metres away at the time.
President Joe Biden has responded to the incident by increasing security measures for both Trump and his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.