The apparently unprompted tweet has set off a firestorm in the U.K., throwing another wrench in the gears of Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempts to rebuild the “special relationship” between Britain and the U.S. under Trump.
Donald Trump Tweeted an Undiplomatic Call for Nigel Farage to Be U.S. Ambassador
Trump said that Farage, a lawmaker in the European Parliament who is currently interim leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, would do a “great job” as one of Britain’s most senior diplomats. “Many people” would like the appointment, Trump said:
Farage said Trump's suggestion that he serve as ambassador had come "like a bolt from the blue" but Trump understood loyalty in a way that those in the "cesspit" of career politics did not.Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016
"I am in a good position with the President-elect’s support to help. The world has changed and it's time that Downing Street did too," Farage said in an article written for the Breitbart news website.
"I would do anything to help our national interest and to help cement ties with the incoming Anglophile administration," Farage said.
