Nigel Farage has said he will not be making a return to British politics after a general election was called.
The Reform UK honorary president and former UKIP leader said he had thought "long and hard" as to whether he should stand to become an MP but said "it is not the right time".
Mr Farage said although the general election is important, the United States election in November "has huge global significance" so he has chosen to "help with the grassroots campaign" there as a "strong America...is vital for our peace and security".
He added that the choice between Labour and the Conservatives "is uninspiring, and only Reform have the radical agenda that is needed to end decline in this country".
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for 4 July in a surprise announcement on Wednesday.
Mr Farage, a former I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here contestant, said he is "fully supportive" of Reform UK leader Richard Tice and urged voters "to put their trust in him and Lee Anderson", the party's only MP.
Mr Farage has stood to be an MP for various parties seven times but has lost each by significant margins.
He was an MEP in Europe from 1999 to 2020 from where he was a vocal critic of the EU and led the charge for Brexit.
In 2021, he resigned as leader of Reform to focus on a TV career as a presenter on GB News.
At the same time, he has been building up a career in the US, helping the Trump campaign in 2016 and speaking at his rallies.
In 2020, Mr Farage was exempted from the US' travel ban during COVID due to "national interest" so he could help Donald Trump prepare for his election rallies.
In 2021, he went on a six-week tour of the US entitled "America's Comeback Tour", where he addressed Republican grassroots audiences across the country.
Mr Trump previously called for Mr Farage to be made British ambassador to the US, which was rejected by the UK government.
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