Nigel Farage places £10,000 bet on Trump US election victory - 'I'm absolutely optimistic'
NIGEL FARAGE has backed Donald Trump to get re-elected tonight with a huge £10,000 bet.
Donald Trump: Nigel Farage backs President to win US election
The UK politician has frequently thrown his support behind the President, with Mr Farage making an appearance at Mr Trump’s rallies in the lead up to tonights election. Taking to Twitter, Mr Farage posted a picture of himself in Capitol Hill, Washington DC with a Guesser bet on Mr Trump’s re-election. He said: “The first polls are closing and I am absolutely optimistic.” Mr Farage’s bet was at 15/8 odds, which would see him win £28750 if Mr Trump wins tonight.
Mr Farage has also warned tonight that this years historically large turnout may be bad news for Mr Trump.
He said: “Obviously, it’s tough to judge. We’re dealing with a huge turnout, unprecedented in modern times.
“I have memories of the UK referendum, we had a huge turnout and Brexit won.”
But he conceded that a huge turnout could equal a surge in Democrat voter share, while still being “optimistic” about the President’s chances.
Last week, Mr Farage made an appearance onnstage at a Trump rally in Arizona to tout the President as the only choice for the election.
He said: "Four years ago I was honoured to come to America to bring the Brexit message.
"The message that you can beat the establishment and that is what Donald Trump did.
"He beat the pollsters. He beat the media. He beat all the predictions. And here's the worst bit, they've never forgiven him for it.
"This is the single most resilient and brave person I have ever met in my life."
Late Late Debate, organised by political betting odds comparison site, Guesser.com, also saw Mr Farage hit out at the Democrats
He said: "Biden is a globalist. Biden loves the European Union.
"Biden was, of course, the Vice President to Obama when he came to the UK and insulted us before the referendum by saying that if we dare voted to be independent, we would go to the back of the line.
"If Biden wins, he won't fly to London, he'll fly to Berlin.
"So I do think Biden is very, very bad for Brexit."
Ther former Brexit Party MEP also told talk Radio ahead of the election he believed Mr Trump will win again.
He said: "He's not just the President of the USA, he is a human dynamo.
"I have never seen a support base as enthusiastic as they are for this man. These crowds chant 'we love you'."
Mr Farage also said he did not believe Mr Biden will "slam dunk" the election.
As of writing, Mr Biden is winning with electoral college votes, with 85 to Mr Trump's 55.
Mr Biden has won the swing state of Virginia, as declared by the Associated Press, with votes still being counted.