Donald Trump tells UK he ‘wouldn’t pay’ $50 billion Brexit divorce bill

London CNN — Less than 24 hours before Donald Trump is set to touch down in the United Kingdom on his first state visit to the country, the US President has sent Britain’s political establishment into a spin – telling the UK it should “walk away” from Brexit talks if the European Union does not give it what it wants. Trump said if he were in the UK’s position he “wouldn’t pay” the $50 billion Brexit divorce bill, adding “it’s a tremendous number.” The President also repeated his suggestion – previously made to Prime Minister Theresa May – that the UK should sue the EU. Indeed Trump went as far as to say the government should send in the leader of the populist Brexit party, Nigel Farage, to negotiate with Brussels, calling him an “asset to your country.” “I like Nigel a lot and I think he’s got a lot to offer,” said Trump, adding that Farage was a “really terrific person” who he got to know early in his political career “when he liked my campaign and he actually came to a speech.” Farage was the first British politician to meet the new US President in 2016 – the pair posed for a now famous photo together in a gold elevator at Trump Tower in New York. But the Member of the European Parliament has also drawn scorn from Remain campaigners and EU leaders, with European Parliament liberal group leader Guy Verhofstadt previously calling Farage’s salary “the biggest waste of EU resources.” London Mayor: Trump a ‘global threat’ Long-time Trump critic, London Mayor Saqdiq Khan, took a swipe at the US President on Sunday, calling him “one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat,” in an interview with the Observer newspaper. Trump: Johnson would be ‘excellent’ PM Trump’s latest comments come on the back of a similarly explosive interview published in British tabloid newspaper The Sun on Saturday, in which the President expressed his support for former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as next Prime Minister, calling him “a very good guy, a very talented person.” “I think Boris would do a very good job,” the President said.