Former Ukip leader had insisted he would not be endorsing the Republican

Farage told crowd he 'wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if she paid me'

Nigel Farage ditched his moustache and joined Donald Trump on stage in the US as he boasted about Brexit in front of 15,000 screaming Republicans tonight.

The former UKIP leader shook hands with the Republican candidate before telling a cheering audience in Jackson, Mississippi that they could emulate the UK by 'smashing the establishment'.

During a rousing five-minute speech, the 52-year-old compared the UK's historic vote to leave the EU to America's own Independence Day.

He said 'anything is possible' if enough people band together, and jibed that he would not vote for Hillary Clinton 'if you paid me'. But he stopped short of explicitly endorsing Trump.

Farage noted that his movement was an underdog in public opinion polls but triumphed in Britain's June 23 referendum.

Nigel Farage ditched his moustache and joined Donald Trump on stage in the US as he boasted about Brexit in front of 15,000 screaming Republicans tonight

The outgoing UKIP leader shook hands with the Republican candidate before telling a cheering audience in Jackson, Mississippi how he 'wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if she paid me'

During a rousing five-minute speech, the 52-year-old compared the UK's historic vote to leave the EU to America's own Independence Day and said his voters had 'smashed the establishment'

As he left the stage, Farage, who had ditched his moustache ahead of the speech, shook hands with Trump

He predicted that Trump, who supported Britain's departure from the European Union, would stage a comeback and win in November.

Trump called Farage's appearance an honor and said: 'The nation's working people will take control again.'

Farage framed Brexit as a victory for the anti-establishment movement - a theme that is also popular in Mr Trump's campaign.

He said: 'Anything is possible if enough decent people are prepared to stand up against the establishment.'

Mr Farage condemned President Barack Obama's decision to intervene in the EU referendum and urge Britons to vote Remain.

'I could not possibly tell you how to vote in this election,' he said. 'But I will say this, if I was an American citizen I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me.'

Farage, the face ofBrexit, was expected to share private advice with Mr Trump during dinner and said the US Republican party had been keen to hear how he managed to defy expectations to win the historic vote to take Britain out of the EU.

Speaking ahead of tonight's rally, Mr Farage predicted success for Mr Trump in his fight against Hillary Clinton in the November 4 presidential election if he 'reaches out... to the little people' who have been 'disadvantaged by corporatism'.

Twitter soon reacted to Farage's appearance on stage with Trump - with one likening the pair to the characters Maverick and Goose from Top Gun

Nigel Farage (far left) is pictured listening to Donald Trump speak backstage prior to tonight's rally in Mississippi

He added that the key to winning the EU referendum was mobilising the 2.5million people who don't normally vote. 'There is a potential target out there that the Republican party needs to reach. We reached them in Brexit – if they do the same they can completely turn this election around.'

But despite sharing a stage with the Republican presidential candidate to discuss 'The Brexit Story' tonight, Mr Farage insisted he will not endorse him because it would be hypocritical for a foreign politician to intervene in the US election.

Mr Farage was a leading critic of President Barack Obama's intervention in the EU referendum campaign in April, when he warned voters that Britain would be at the 'back of the queue' for trade talks with the US if they backed Brexit.

Nigel Farage (pictured left) will share a stage with Donald Trump (right) in Mississippi tonight to discuss what the Republican presidential candidate can learn from his Brexit success

Mr Trump was one of few major foreign politicians to back Brexit and he rejoiced the result as he arrived in Scotland on the day the result was declared, tweeting: 'They took their country back, just like we will take America back'.

Earlier this month he compared his anti-establishment approach to the successful Leave campaign in the UK as he tweeted: 'They will soon be calling me Mr. Brexit!'

Jackson is a significant choice of venue for Mr Trump in his new attempt to reach out for black voters, who have traditionally voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates.

When he spoke to an audience at the Republican National Convention last month, Nigel Farage showed off his British passport (pictured) - a regular prop for him during the EU referendum campaign as he bemoaned the fact that first words on the cover were 'European Union'

When he spoke at the Republican National Convention last month (pictured), Nigel Farage won fans as he ironically thanked President Barack Obama for 'helping us to win this referendum' by urging voters to reject Brexit when he visited the UK in April

The Mississippi state capital became one of the battlegrounds in the civil rights struggle of the 1960s and with polls showing as few as 2 per cent of black voters supporting Mr Trump, the Republican is determined to reach out, telling African-American voters last week: What do you have to lose by trying something new?'

But with Mr Farage on his platform it suggests Mr Trump will also stress his anti-establishment credentials and highlight the similarities between his candidacy and Britain's vote to leave the EU.

Speaking to the Telegraph ahead of the rally tonight, Mr Farage said: 'Brexit is just massive over here.

'I went to the [Republican party] convention in Cleveland and I just could not believe that ordinary people are talking to me about Brexit.

'They see it as a victory of ordinary people against big business, big banks and big politics.'

Earlier this month Donald Trump compared his anti-establishment approach to the successful Leave campaign in the UK as he tweeted: 'They will soon be calling me Mr. Brexit!'

Donald Trump was one of few major foreign politicians to back Brexit and he rejoiced the result as he arrived in Scotland on the day the result was declared, tweeting: 'They took their country back, just like we will take America back'.

It was not the first time Mr Farage had addressed a Republican audience this year. Last month he offered the party tips on how he defied the odds to win the EU referendum when he spoke at an event at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Many Republican strategists are 'looking very closely at what we did and how we did it,' Mr Farage said, referring to the shock victory for the Leave campaign in the EU referendum.

The outgoing Ukip leader won fans as he ironically thanked President Barack Obama for 'helping us to win this referendum' by urging voters to reject Brexit when he visited the UK in April.

He said this was the reason he didn't want to officially endorse either candidate in the US Presidential race, - insisting it was a 'big mistake for foreign politicians to tell people how to vote'.