<sod >Ukip MEP Mr Farage then became the first British politician to meet the US leader, emerging jubilant from his time with the President-elect and giving television interviews calling for Ms May to build better relations with Washington.< eod>< sod > Ukip MEP Mr Farage then became the first British politician to meet the new US leader, emerging jubilant from his time with the President-elect and giving television interviews calling for Ms May to build better relations with Washington.< eod>