For supporters of Donald Trump now disillusioned with his actions an improbable figure is emerging on the Left. Andrew Yang, a candidate for the Democrat presidential nomination in 2020, has received increasing support from disenfranchised working class voters in key “rust belt” states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.

The radical central tenet of Mr Yang's platform is the “Freedom Dividend” which would provide a universal basic income of $1,000 a month to every American adult, much of it funded by taxing large businesses like Amazon, Google and Facebook.

“I'm peeling off Trump supporters,” Mr Yang told The Telegraph in an interview ahead of the next Democrat debate.

“There were many people who voted for Donald Trump because they believed his solutions, but his solutions were garbage and nonsense.

"They're attracted to me because I’m talking about the same problems. I’m running to solve problems that got Trump elected. It means, if I’m the Democrat nominee, we will win, and most Democrats want a nominee who's going to win."