Nigel Farage poses with shamed Conor McGregor at Trump rally as Don’s fans from across the world flock to inauguration
BRITAIN’S Reform leader Nigel Farage cosied up to disgraced UFC fighter Conor McGregor at Donald Trump’s victory rally on Sunday.
The pair took prominent spots in Trump’s crowd as they joined thousands of Maga fans who flew in from around the world.
Farage was pictured in the throngs of fans chatting to McGregor – who flew to DC just for Trump’s inauguration.
The pair clasped hands, smiling, and later posed together for a pic.
Posting on social media, McGregor wrote: “Honour to be in Washington, D.C., to support @realDonaldTrump the newly elected leader of the free world, and to stand with the 13 families who lost their loved ones at Abbey Gate.”
Sharing a picture amid the rally crowds, Farage wrote: “We are so back,” later adding “We will never see anything quite like this ever again!”
President elect Trump used the rally as an opportunity to declare the sweeping changes he plans to make on day one, with hundreds of executive orders.
He is expected to double down on immigration, border security, climate policy, protect TikTok’s future in the US and release files on the assassination of JFK.
Many big names came to watch him speak at the Capitol One arena in Washington DC, where he will return for the inauguration later today.
Kid Rock and The Village People performed for the Republican leader, with Trump bopping along on stage to iconic anthem YMCA.
Latin pop star Justin Quiles and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA also took to the stage to show their support.
Jon Voight and UFC CEO Dana White appeared as well.
Reform MP Farage is a long time supporter of Trump and was recently stung by his pal Tesla tycoon Elon Musk.
Musk took a hit at Farage on X after wading into British politics over grooming gangs – and described Tommy Robinson as a political prisoner.
Farage has spent years distancing himself from Robinson and his supporters are banned from Reform.
Musk wrote: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.”
In response Farage said: “Well, this is a surprise! Elon is a remarkable individual but on this I am afraid I disagree.
“My view remains that Tommy Robinson is not right for Reform and I never sell out my principles.”
What does Donald Trump have planned for his first day in office?
BY Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
TODAY marks Donald Trump’s first day in his second term as President of the United States.
The President elect has vowed to “make heads spin” by signing some 200 executive orders – mere hours after reentering the Oval Office.
“Starting tomorrow, I will act with historic speed of strength and fix every single crisis facing our country,” he said last night.
“Every radical, foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office. You’re gonna have a lot of fun watching television.
“Somebody said yesterday, don’t sign so many in one day, let’s do it over a period of weeks. I said, like hell … no, we’re doing them tomorrow.”
After he is sworn in at the inauguration ceremony, he’ll be granted the full powers that come with the position, leaving him free to sign directives on issues including illegal immigration, gender debates, Artificial Intelligence and cryptocurrency.
Executive orders can be overturned by the courts – or the next president – but do carry legal weight in the US.
Trump suggested a huge chunk of these would relate to immigration and border control – a key theme of his first term and election campaign.
He vowed: “The invasion of our borders will come to a halt.”
Trump also promised to become the US president behind the most deportations during his second term.
He may reinstate his “Remain in Mexico” policy which saw some 70,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers sent across the southern US border to await their hearings.
He has also vowed to scrap the law that means anyone born on US soil is an American citizen – although, protected by the constitution, this can’t be removed with just an executive order.
Trump may also try to finish building a border wall between Mexico and the US, a plan he first put into action back in 2016.
The MAGA leader is also expected to prescribe drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organisations”, placing them alongside groups like Al Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas.
His friendship with tech tycoon Elon Musk has grown alongside his efforts to champion cryptocurrency.
Some expect him to create a federal “Bitcoin stockpile” – similar to the US’ gold and oil reserves – which he has claimed would be a “permanent national asset to benefit all Americans”.
Trump last night promised to uncover a slew of classified documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy, as well as Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King.
He is also expected to overturn President Biden’s climate policies – including on the regulation of pollution or green job efforts – including a possible ban on new wind projects or electric vehicle mandates.
And he is expected to once again pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, which he did in 2017, before Biden rejoined in 2021.
Presidents also have the power to pardon criminals – with Trump saying he is “inclined to pardon many” of those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Irishman McGregor recently lost a civil case where he was accused of raping a woman in Dublin six years ago.
When Donald Trump was shot in an attempted assassination last summer, McGregor wrote online: “A 78-year-old multiple billionaire he should be on a yacht on the med [Mediterranean] touring golf courses. But he is not.
“He is in Pennsylvania spitting out bullets! Running for the love of his country! God speed Donald! God bless the United States.”
Writing in The Sun on the eve of the US election last November, Farage said: “The eyes of the world will be on America as it elects a new president this week. Political passions are running high.
“I’ll be in the ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s club in Florida, on Tuesday evening as the results roll in.
“It is extraordinary to think that in a country of 330 million people, the result of the presidential election will be decided by 10,000 votes here or there in just a handful of states. So who will win?
“I strongly believe that Trump will do it and the UK should be very pleased if I’m right.
“After years of endless legal actions – and two assassination attempts – the energy and ebullience Trump has shown in the past two weeks has been nothing short of extraordinary.
“For years, I’ve wanted him to appear on stage as he is in private – a great raconteur who loves to laugh.
“For the first time, he has shown this side of himself in public, whether serving McDonald’s fries at a drive-through or telling jokes about his own weight.
“He seems very confident and very comfortable in this campaign now.”