(OPINION) Donald Trump should accept the result of the US election if he loses decisively to Kamala Harris, Nigel Farage has said.
The advice from the MP and friend of the former president came on the eve of one of the most highly charged US elections in modern history.
In an interview with The Telegraph during a visit to the former president’s home in Palm Beach, Mr Farage said: “If it was clear and decisive then maybe it’s time [for Trump] to go and play golf at Turnberry.”
He added that Ms Harris could also move to quell any potential unrest if she wins the election by pardoning Trump once in office.
Washington, DC and much of the US was braced for possible civil unrest amid fears of a repeat of the Jan 6 insurrection and attempts to overturn the election results.
Mr Farage told The Telegraph that if Trump loses he should move on for the sake of US democracy rather than claim the election was stolen as he alleged in 2020.
He said he did not accept Trump’s version of the 2020 election. “I have never gone along with the stolen election narrative,” he said and he was happy to tell that to Trump’s face. “Let’s hope and pray that is not an issue this time. If it [the outcome] was clear then Republicans have to accept the result.
“The whole point of voting is we don’t need to fight. It is what we fought two world wars for. We settle our differences with the ballot box.”
However, he added: “It’s all hypothetical and I still think he is going to win.”
Polling shows Trump neck and neck with Harris going into the election on Tuesday, with late surveys suggesting Ms Harris is enjoying a late surge.
Mr Farage, 60, landed in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday evening after being invited by Trump to attend his election day party at his home, Mar-a-Lago.
On Monday night, he was scheduled to attend two Trump rallies in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Michigan on the eve of the election before flying back to Florida to be with the Republican nominee, his family and close aides.
Mr Farage, who will be the only British MP at Trump’s home on election night, said Ms Harris should pardon Trump “to dampen down” the threat of violence in the aftermath of polling day.
