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.
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.
“If she gets in on Tuesday I hope she pardons him. She could look magnanimous and it would dampen down potential tensions,” he said. Trump faces sentencing in November for using campaign funds as hush money to pay off porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Mr Farage, the populist leader of Reform UK, said he believed Trump will win Tuesday’s election and lambasted Ms Harris for possessing “zero spontaneity” and being incapable of speaking without a teleprompter.
Ms Harris and Trump held competing rallies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last night in a final push for what some consider to be the most important of the swing states.
A late poll showed Ms Harris pulling ahead there, although most surveys agree the state and the election are tied.
Ms Harris kicked off election eve with a get-out-the-vote event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, urging supporters who were about to knock on doors for her to “enjoy” the final 24 hours of her campaign.
“Are you ready to do this?” she yelled, with a large handmade “VOTE FOR FREEDOM” sign behind her. She was set to hold a rally featuring performances by Katy Perry, and including remarks from a host of stars such as Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin and Oprah Winfrey.
US media, meanwhile, suggested Trump was also struggling to fill rallies, with cameras showing empty seats at early speeches.
At an early rally on Monday he called Puerto Rico “great” as he attempted to smooth over accusations of racism at a speech last week, and threatened 25 per cent tariffs on Mexico.
He also admitted he wanted to start attacking Michelle Obama at rallies after she called him “a small man trying to make himself big”, but was talked out of it by his advisers fearing that his message would land badly among female voters who have become critical.