Tim Farron has slammed Theresa May for wishing both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump "good luck" in the US presidential election.
The Prime Minister's spokesman was asked if May had any message for the two candidates ahead of polling day on Tuesday. "I think the Prime Minister would wish them both good luck," said her spokesman. Number 10 said there was no favouritism and repeated its line that the vote was "a matter for the voters of America".
But Liberal Democrat leader Farron, who is an evangelical Christian, jumped on the statement.
"Donald Trump is not just mad and bad but he's also dangerous. Why would you wish him luck? I have never seen anyone so unworthy of the office of the Presidency in history," he said, according to the Huffington Post.
"He is a nasty misogynist and woefully under prepared for the immense responsibility that comes with sitting in the Oval Office.
"I am worried that millions of people will vote for him this week. The party of Abraham Lincoln is now the party of Donald Trump."
Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader and Scottish First Minister, also defied the traditional convention of not commenting on US elections.
"I have already made my views on Donald Trump clear, when late last year I withdrew his status as a Global Scot," she said on Facebook.
"Hillary Clinton is not perfect - what politician, anywhere, is? But she will be a great role model for women the world over. What's more she'll be a president.
"I wish her luck on Tuesday."
Downing Street inevitably adopted a more cautious tone as it will have to negotiate with the future President. When the spokesman was pressed on whether May would be happy with a Trump administration, he said: "The outcome of the Presidential election is a matter for voters in America of course.
"We will work with whoever is the next President of the United States."
