Trump to bring back Churchill statue SHAMEFULLY removed from White House by Barack Obama
NIGEL FARAGE has revealed that Donald Trump will re-install a bust of Winston Churchill removed from the Oval Office by Barack Obama - in a clear sign of the friendship the new President wishes to foster with Britain.
Obama DEFENDS his decision to remove Churchill statue
The interim Ukip leader said Mr Trump has already pushed Britain to the front of the queue for a favourable trade relationship and added that he is the man to forge stronger ties with the US as he flew to visit the business tycoon in his first days as President Elect.
Mr Farage said: "We talked about the prospect of the United Kingdom being at the front of the queue, all of which was met positively."
His comments come after outgoing President Barack Obama told the UK earlier this year that its decision to leave the EU meant it would be at the "back of the queue" for trade talks.
Donald Trump said he would bring back the bust of Winston Churchill which was kept in the Oval Offic
The Ukip leader described Donald Trump as an "anglophile" and said his re-installation of the Churchill statue was a clear sign of his appreciation for the historically warm relationship between the allies.
He said: "At the end of our time with Trump we asked him if the bust of Sir Winston Churchill that Obama had removed from the Oval Office could be put back in its rightful place. He enthusiastically thought that was a good idea. Need I say more?"
Nigel Farage played a key role in Mr Trump's US election campaign, speaking at rallies and drumming up support, with Mr Trump referring to his shock election victory as "Brexit plus plus".
Nigel Farage flew in to meet Donald Trump in his first few days as President Elect
Commentators have called Mr Farage's visit a snub to Prime Minister Theresa May
The Leave campaigner blasted the British government for refusing to trust him after Downing Street issued a statement calling him an "irrelevance".
He said: "If the president-elect trusts me then I would hope that some in the British Government could do the same thing. I would be very happy to provide introductions and to start the necessary process of mending fences. And I would not want anything in return. I hope in our national interest that some sense prevails on this."
He went on to criticise the government for being "unrelentingly negative about The Donald", which he said was the only difficuly point during their discussion, adding: "there are fences to be mended".
Nigel Farage paid the newly elected leader a visit in New York
Farage meeting with Trump is publicity stunt
Mr Farage made regular appearances during Mr Trump's campaign
During Mr Farage's brief visit to the US 20,000 people protested outside Trump Tower in New York, as anti-Trump rallies and violence broke out across the country.
Echoing Mr Trump's comments online about "unfair" protests, Mr Farage said: "Some people only like democracy when the result suits them."
He asserted that the business tycoon will be a "great president" not an "ogre" and that he was both "thoughtful and reflective" during their meeting.
The interim Ukip leader took a delegation with him including Raheem Kassam and Arron Banks
The Ukip leader travelled to the US with key party donor Arron Banks and attacked fellow party members for disowning him over giving his backing to the controversial tycoon who until last Wednesday was seen as the outsider in the race.
Mr Farage's comments came as the Prime Minister faced a growing backlash over her refusal to use the relationship between the Ukip leader and the new President to Britain's advantage.
Members of the cabinet have reportedly told the Theresa May she has made a mistake by referring to Mr Farage as an "irrelevance".