{"id":96989,"date":"2016-11-23T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/content\/?p=96989"},"modified":"2023-04-27T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:57:43","slug":"trump-says-he-wants-nigel-farage-to-become-british-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2016\/11\/23\/trump-says-he-wants-nigel-farage-to-become-british-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he wants Nigel Farage to become British ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Donald Trump and Nigel Farage have continued their bromance, with the President-elect calling for the Ukip leader to become the British Ambassador.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Many people would like to see Nigel Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States,\u2019 he tweeted. \u2018He would do a great job!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Trump_nigel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Trump_nigel.jpg\" alt=\"Handout photo of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage as the outgoing Ukip chief's easy access to Donald Trump is provoking tension among Tories as he offers himself up as a deal broker between Downing Street and the next incumbent of the White House.  PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2016. After spending more than an hour with the president-elect, the interim Ukip's leader insisted Theresa May should stop running him down and instead use his closeness to the tycoon-turned-next US head of state to &quot;put the national interest first&quot;. See PA story POLITICS President. Photo credit should read: Nigel Farage\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" width=\"748\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The new world order?<\/span> (Picture: Twitter\/Nigel Farage)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As British ambassador, Farage would be the most senior UK diplomat in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Number 10 were not as enthusiastic, saying: \u2018There is no vacancy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Farage was pleased with the suggestion and the publicity, after he made headlines last week as the first politician to meet Donald Trump after the American election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trump_tweeter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/trump_tweeter.png\" alt=\"trump_tweeter\" width=\"504\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said he was \u2018flattered\u2019 \u2013 but didn\u2019t think he was the ambassadorial type.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said he would \u2018love to help\u2019 deal with Team Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He said Theresa May\u2019s reluctance to use him as a go-between was \u2018nonsense\u2019 and she should put \u2018petty personal differences\u2019 aside.<\/p>\n<p>Farage previously helped Trump campaign in Mississippi, where he was described as \u2018the man behind Brexit\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump predicted the US election would be \u2018Brexit plus plus plus\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The current ambassador, Sir Kim Dorroch sent a memo back to Downing Street that UK diplomats were \u2018well placed\u2019 to deal with the changing political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Farage said it was \u2018obvious\u2019 that Sir Kim, who took over in January, should resign as he was part of the \u2018old regime\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018His world view, and the world view of the Trump team are going to be diametrically opposed and I would have thought it would be sensible to put someone there who was likely to get on with Team Trump,\u2019 he told Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think I will be the ambassadorial type. Whatever talents or flaws I have got I don\u2019t think diplomacy is at the top of my list of skills.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A Downing Street spokesman said: \u2018There is no vacancy. We have an excellent ambassador to the US.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump and Nigel Farage have continued their bromance, with the President-elect calling for the Ukip leader to become the British Ambassador. \u2018Many people would like to see Nigel Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States,\u2019 he tweeted. \u2018He would do a great job!\u2019 The new world order? 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