Trump for Brexit: US presidential candidate says Britain is 'better off without' EU

Donald Trump is in support of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) and stated that his "feeling" was that the UK should vote towards a separation. Turning to one of his favourite campaign points — migrants — the Republican presidential hopeful said in his opinion, the EU was responsible for the migrant crisis in Europe.

When asked about his views on the Brexit situation in a Fox News interview, the Republican candidate opined: "I would say that they (UK are) better off without it, personally but I'm not making that as a recommendation, just my feeling.

"I know Great Britain very well. I know... the country very well. I have a lot of investments there. I would say that they're better off without it. But I want them to make their own decision."

He went on to address Europe's problems with managing the large inflow of immigrants. "I think the migration has been a horrible thing for Europe.

"I looked at Germany. I looked at different countries, even parts of Sweden, where they've never had a problem in their life and they're going through hell right now. You look at what's going on with that. A lot of that was pushed by the EU."

Trump's comments come a few weeks after Barack Obama voiced his support for the UK staying within the EU. During his three-day visit to the country in April, the US president fielded questions regarding his stand on Brexit and stated that Britain was better off "helping to lead" a strong EU and membership made it a "bigger player" on the world stage.

Trump had criticised Obama's take on the subject. Recently, he told the Daily Mail: "I didn't think it was a good thing for him to do it. I would say that I'm not going to give Britain any advice, but I know there are a lot of people that are very, very much against being in the EU."

The UK will conduct a referendum on 23 June to decide whether or not to continue being a member of the EU.