So Trump IS Mr Brexit: Sarah Palin says Britain led the way with shock EU vote as she celebrates 'the people taking back control' 

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Sarah Palin says Donald Trump's sensational win was inspired by Brexit and said: 'Britain - we're going rogue and the people are taking back control'. 

The billionaire tycoon Donald Trump is set to be the next president of the United States after voters gambled on his promise to 'Make America Great Again'.

It was a similar message to the one used by Brexiteers who successfully convinced voters that Britain's future was brighter outside the European Union.

Ms Palin, a former beauty queen turned Republican politician, said this spirit had spread across the Atlantic and bolstered Trump's campaign.

James Corden, now also a big star in the United States, tweeted he had 'Brexit feelings' as it became clear Trump would win.

Comparison: Sarah Palin said today that Donald Trump's win was inspired by Brexit

Big win: In a victory that has shaken the world, Donald Trump (pictured giving his victory speech) has swept to power on his promise to 'Make America Great Again'

James Corden, now also a big star in the United States, tweeted he had 'Brexit feelings' as it became clear Trump would win

Speaking at the Trump Rally in New York she said: 'See Great Britain! America! See how we're hookin' up now?

'We're going rogue and the people are going to take back control.

Excited: Speaking at the Trump Rally in New York, Ms Palin said: 'See Great Britain! America! See how we're hookin' up now?

'We're going to be able to say we don't want this globalism, and we can't be telling other countries how to sweep their porches if we can't sweep our own yet.

'So we've got to take care of what's going on here within our borders just like you all have done especially recently.' 

It came as Nigel Farage booked himself onto the first plane to America from London this morning to meet his friend Donald Trump.

He was all smiles this morning as he saw his ally move ever closer to becoming the next president of the United States.

The UKIP figurehead, who has already overseen one seismic political shock this year via his lead role in Brexit, watched the results come in at the US presidential election night party at the US embassy in London.

He was laughing and joking with journalists as Trump edged towards the presidency - and earlier in the day he had said he would accept a job from Donald Trump if he was victorious.

And he's already thought of a role he could fulfill: President Trump's ambassador to the EU.

The interim Ukip leader, nicknamed 'Mr Brexit' by Mr Trump, said he would do the job 'very well' having been an MEP in Brussels for nearly two decades.

Nigel Farage said this morning that the result is 'bigger than Brexit'.

Mr Trump's victory was all but certain after the Associated Press news agency reported he had taken Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, giving him 264 electoral votes, just six short of the 270 finishing line.

He was also comfortably ahead in Wisconsin, with 10 electoral votes, suggesting there was no way back into the race for Mrs Clinton.

Nigel Farage speaks to the media outside the US presidential election night party at the US Embassy in London earlier this morning 

Nigel Farage has helped Donald Trump in his campaign to win the presidency, joining him on stage in Jackson, Mississippi in August, pictured, where the Republican introduced the interim Ukip leader as 'Mr Brexit' 

The apparent election of the outspoken businessman and TV personality, who has never held public office, illustrates the anger and frustration felt by many Americans at the political establishment represented by Democratic former secretary of state Mrs Clinton.

In an upset which has drawn parallels to the Brexit victory in the UK, Mr Trump rewrote the rules of political campaigning.

Mrs Clinton's failure to become the first female president in US history would bring down the curtain on a political career which has seen her spend decades at the heart of American politics.

That experience may have played a major role in the result.

Mr Trump campaigned on a promise to 'drain the swamp' in Washington, with Mrs Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state and the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, frequently highlighted during his campaign against the rival he dubbed 'crooked Hillary'.

International markets panicked as Mr Trump closed in on victory, with shares tumbling and the dollar falling in value against the Japanese Yen.

Mr Tump's outspoken rhetoric about Mexicans during the campaign - and his promise to build a wall between the US and its southern neighbour - also triggered a fall in the peso.

There were ecstatic scenes at Mr Trump's victory party in New York but across Manhattan the mood at Mrs Clinton's gathering was funereal, with many supporters in tears.