"I do know a lot of people in the Republican Party, and I'll be interested to hear what Donald Trump has to say in his big speech," Nigel Farage said. | AP Photo Brexit leader Farage plans to attend GOP convention

Brexit leader Nigel Farage will attend the Republican National Convention next week and share lessons about the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, he told USA TODAY on Tuesday.

"Having criticized President Obama for getting involved in British politics, I am not about to endorse anybody," Farage said. "But I do know a lot of people in the Republican Party, and I'll be interested to hear what Donald Trump has to say in his big speech."


Farage, who said he would attend the convention as an observer, did not provide details on what lessons he would share about Brexit or who invited him to the convention, other than saying it was not Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.

Last month, the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, a decision that was criticized by President Barack Obama and other American leaders. Trump, however, supported the decision to leave. Farage stepped down from his position as leader of the right-wing Independence Party after the vote.