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Donald Trump with Nigel Farage when they met met face-to-face to discuss why the President should back a no-deal Photograph: Tia Dufour/The White House/PA

Donald Trump has said he might meet with Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson during his trip to the UK next week.

“Well I may,” Trump said when asked about a potential summit.

“Nigel Farage is a friend of mine, Boris is a friend of mine. They’re two very good guys, very interesting people. Nigel’s had a big victory, he’s picked up 32% of the vote, starting from nothing and I think they’re big powers over there I think they’ve done a good job.”

Trump was giving a typically freewheeling press conference after arriving back in Washington DC from his trip to Japan. It was hard to hear reporters’s questions over the sound of the presidential helicopter, but someone appeared to ask Trump if he was thinking about supporting either Farage or Johnson.

“I like them, they’re friends of mine, but I haven’t thought about supporting them. Maybe it’s not my business to support people but I have a lot of respect for both of those men.”