Nigel Farage, the interim leader of the U.K. (Evan Vucci/AP)LONDON — It came as something of a shock to the British establishment that President-elect Donald Trump backed Nigel Farage to become the British ambassador to the United States. pic.twitter.com/kx8cGRHYPQ — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) November 12, 2016Andy Wigmore, a media consultant for one of the campaigns to leave the E.U., was at the meeting with Trump and Farage. On Tuesday, Farage did not comment on any such wind farm discussions, but he emphasized that Trump is a man who sticks by his friends. “They all say the same thing: that Trump is a very loyal man and supports those that stand by him.”

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2016 16:59 UTC