Trump called his friend a 'prophetic leader' in a specially recorded message.
Nigel Farage has just turned 60, and the arch-Brexiteer marked his big birthday with a wild bash in the centre of London last night.
Hang on – I hear you ask – Nigel Farage just turned 60? Does that mean Nigel Farage is younger than Tom Cruise, Nigella Lawson and Jarvis Cocker?
The answer is yes, he’s younger than all those people. Michelle Obama too.
But age is just a number, as the ex-Ukip leader proved yesterday at fancy Canary Wharf venue Boisdale.
Appropriately, there were appearances from some of the leading luminaries of modern political success: former PM Liz Truss, for example, and former US president Donald Trump.
The Donald didn’t manage to turn up personally, but did make sure to send in his best wishes via a video message that was typically Trumpian in its subtlety and restraint.
‘You’re an historic figure as a prophetic leader and I know the people of the UK are grateful for your patriotism and service,’ he said, according to the Mail Online.
‘You’re not done yet and hopefully the best is yet to come.
‘So Nigel, enjoy this day and congratulations on a truly remarkable 60 years on Earth – your achievements have been incredible. Happy birthday!’
Ms Truss, who recently gained attention for posing with a lamb outside a derelict church on Easter Sunday, was not the only Tory MP to turn up to the big do.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns shared a picture from the night on her X account, while her fellow Eurosceptics Andrew Rosindell and Mark Francois also joined.
Mr Farage may be the honorary president of Reform UK, the party predicted to be a significant thorn in the Conservatives’ side at the next election, but clearly there are no hard feelings in a certain wing of the party.
Lee Anderson, who defected from the Tories to become Reform UK’s first and only MP last month, was also among the revellers.
He was joined by occasional pantomime performer Jim Davidson and Lizzie Cundy, whose Wikipedia page describes her as a ‘socialite, TV personality and former wife of footballer Jason Cundy’.
She was pictured holding a birthday card with its envelope covered in hearts, and a short message saying Mr Farage is ‘otherwise known as The GOAT’.
That’s the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ to those of you not as young and relevant as the birthday boy.
It’s looking like 2024 will be a big year for the ex-I’m a Celeb contestant, as he remains coy about whether he will stand for Reform UK at this year’s general election – and maybe finally reach Westminster on his eighth attempt.
Asked if he was interested in going for another shot at becoming an MP, he told Bloomberg News in February: ‘At the moment it’s not my intention.
‘We’ve got the American elections, I might have a bit of a role to play there.’
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