Hands off May, Trump ‘warned’

NIGEL Farage has described Barack Obama as a creature and joked about warning Donald Trump not to touch Theresa May.

The interim UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader said the current American president was a “loathsome individual who couldn’t stand our country”.

Farage also suggested he could act as a middleman between the next Republican president and the British prime minister, as he called on Trump to try to “schmooze” her.

Speaking on TalkSport radio, he said: “I’m now going to become a diplomat. Come and schmooze Theresa – don’t touch her, for goodness sake.”

The programme’s presenters said: “Only in an affectionate way – like Bush did to the Queen.”

Farage replied: “I could be there as the responsible adult to make sure everything is okay.”

He played a prominent role in Trump’s campaign.

In August, Farage campaigned in Mississippi alongside Trump, likening Brexit to the Trump movement and saying he could not imagine voting for Hillary Clinton.

“Listeners, bear this in mind, however imperfect Donald Trump may be – and he is, his mother was Scottish – he’s spent a lot of time in this country, he loves our country, what we stand for, and our culture,” Farage said.

“This is a big opportunity for all British business because once we’ve left that awful EU thing we can do our first trade deal with the [US]. Isn’t that great?”

Farage also suggested he was the catalyst for the downfall of the “Blairites, the Clintonites, the Bushites”.

“All these dreadful people who work hand in glove with Goldman Sachs and everybody else, have made themselves rich and ruined our countries,” he said.

“I couldn’t be happier.”