Nigel Farage, former
leader of Great Britain’s UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the
figurehead of the “Brexit” movement’s upset victory, appeared
at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Jackson, Mississippi Wednesday
night, encouraging the crowd to fight the American political
establishment like the people of Britain did just months ago. “If
the little people, if the real people, if the ordinary, decent people
are prepared to stand up and fight for what they believe in, we can
overcome the big banks, we can overcome the multinationals,” Farage
told the audience after an introduction from Trump. He recounted how
polls, financial agencies, and the majority of European institutions
predicted Brexit’s failure even on the day of the country’s
referendum on European Union membership. Farage recalled that
ordinary people in the UK reacted poorly when U.S. President Barack
Obama came to their country and participated in “Project Fear,”
telling them not to vote “Exit.” He said that as a foreign
citizen, he would commit the same sin by telling Americans how they
should vote. However, he quipped, “If I were an American citizen, I
wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me — in fact, I
wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if she paid me.” At the end of
his brief remarks, Farage encouraged the rally attendees, declaring,
“Anything is possible if enough decent people are prepared to stand
up against the establishment.”Outgoing UKIP leader Nigel Farage has
appeared alongside Donald Trump to give a speech at a rally in
Mississippi. He spoke about his role in the successful campaign to
leave the European Union, and said if he was a US citizen he would
not vote for Hillary Clinton.Nigel Farage With Donald Trump In
Jackson Mississippi FULL Speech 8/24/16 Donald Trump will be holding
a rally Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi, and the opening act
will reportedly be a new and unusual guest: former British politician
and UKIP leader Nigel Farage. While Farage is not expected to endorse
Trump, Sky News reports that Farage is in Jackson, and is and saying
that he will appear at the rally to tell “the Brexit story.”
Farage spearheaded the successful movement to have the United Kingdom
leave the European Union last month, during which time he expressed
approval for Trump’s approaches to immigration and anti-globalism.
Though BBC says that Farage was outlining his talking points with
local media interviews, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks says she “highly
doubt[s]” that the two will appear on stage together. Hicks said
Trump and Farage “don’t know each other” and that she knows
nothing about any plans to come together. Trump has applauded the
Brexit movement and compared it to the goals of his own campaign.
Last week, the mogul perplexed the media when he ambiguously
pronounced himself “Mr. Brexit” on Twitter.
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