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The Leave campaigner, who helped co-ordinate this summer’s historic in-out European Union referendum victory, endorsed Mr Trump on Radio 4 this morning. Outlining his support for the controversial Republican candidate, he said: “I would almost certainly vote for Trump if I was American. "I would always vote for Tory candidates in the United Kingdom and I would probably be Republican if I was an American.

GETTY Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed Donald Trump to be the next US president

“As I’m a British citizen I don’t have a vote so I don’t need to wrestle with this problem unduly. “Unfortunately I don’t have a vote in the American election so I think the Americans will come in their wisdom to the right decision.”

GETTY Jacob Rees-Mogg said he "always" votes for Tories, and would probably therefore vote for Trump

When asked whether he would really back a candidate who might leading a party to “extremism”, he replied with a stinging jibe at Jeremy Corbyn, the beleaguered leader of the Labour party. He said: “Fortunately the Conservative Party has such wonderful leaders. That seems to be more of a problem for the Labour party.” He joined former Ukip leader and Brexit orchestrator Nigel Farage in indicating his support for Mr Trump ahead of November’s US presidential election.

GETTY Nigel Farage spoke at a Donald Trump rally last month

Mr Farage, while stopping short of outright endorsing the Republican candidate, spoke at a Trump rally last month and said he would never vote for his main opposition Hillary Clinton - “even if you paid me”. He said: “I think that you have a fantastic opportunity here with this campaign. You can go out, you can beat the pollsters, you can beat the commentators, you can beat Washington. "And you’ll do it, by doing what we did for Brexit in Britain.

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“My advice to you, if you want change in this country, you better get your walking boots on, you better, you better get out there campaigning. “And remember. Anything is possible if enough decent people are prepared to stand up against the establishment.” Mr Rees-Mogg was also staunch campaigner for the Leave campaign this summer, even taking part in the Express.co.uk debate on June 4.

GETTY Jacob Rees-Mogg speaking at the Express.co.uk EU referendum poll this summer