Watch: Steve Hilton on Donald Trump - 'exactly what people want'

This week Donald Trump surged ahead in the race to be the Republican candidate in the US presidential election following Super Tuesday. Since then, there has been a lot of negative press surrounding Trump — with naysayers worrying about his plans to build a wall between America and Mexico, and ban Muslims from entering the country.

While Piers Morgan attempted to defend Trump’s honour on Wednesday, the American businessman now has a new champion in the shape of a former staffer at No.10. David Cameron’s good friend — and former director of strategy — Steve Hilton appeared on Newsnight last night to discuss the rise of Trump in America:

‘It’s precisely his character that people are responding to. The idea that he is not some smooth talking politician. he is actually a strong guy who is going to get in there and shake things up — that is exactly what people want.’