In an op-ed for the LA Times, London School of Economics fellow Brian Klaas and Marcel Dirsus compare Brexit voters to 'Trump supporters sporting "Make America Great Again" hats' who 'believe they have lost too much for too long'.
To say that history was made in last night's Brexit vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union would be a misleading understatement. A more accurate description would be that an atom bomb in the form of Brexit was released over the target of global power and nothing but dust and scorched earth remain in its wake. The biggest losers in all this are the New World Order elite, George Soros and the Bilderberger Group. What happens next is anyone's guess because absolutely, literally anything can happen from this point forward.
Nigel Farage: June 23 Will Be U.K.'s 'Independence Day'
Already voters in France, Italy and the Netherlands are demanding their own votes on
European Union membership and the euro, as the continent faces a “
contagion” of referendums. In America, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama who urged Britons to "remain" found themselves on the
wrong side of history this morning. Only Donald Trump was able to correctly read the mood in the UK and backed the campaign to leave.
Republican strategists had
panned Trump’s decision to travel to the UK in the midst of campaign turmoil, and in the wake of his blistering attack on Hillary Clinton earlier this week. Now, however, it looks like a risk that paid off handsomely, in the currency of foreign policy credibility.
Trump, who happens to be in Scotland to
open a golf resort,
promised in May that leaving the EU would not put Britain at the “back of the queue,” and said: “I think if I were from Britain I would probably want to go back to a different system.” He reiterated that support last week,
telling the
Sunday Times: “I would personally be more inclined to leave, for a lot of reasons like having a lot less bureaucracy. … But I am not a British citizen. This is just my opinion.”
Trump blames Obama for Brexit:
Nigel Farage today
celebrated 'a new dawn' for Britain after his 25-year campaign for the UK to leave the EU came to an extraordinary conclusion. The Ukip leader was in jubilant mood today calling for a new bank holiday in Britain to mark its 'Independence Day' from Brussels.
He said today that the next step for Britain is a 'pro-Brexit' Prime Minister and after the vote, David Cameron announced he will stand aside in October. After losing the campaign for Britain to remain in the EU, Cameron could now face a snap election which may leave the door open for Farage to finally win a seat in the Commons.
After the result was confirmed this morning, he said: 'Today, the sun has risen on an independent Britain, and look at it, even the weather has improved.' He said on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning that the next step is choosing the right leader, and suggested June 23 - 'independence day' - should be made a public holiday.
'Brexit is proof that Trump will be the next president': 'Anti-immigration' message and shift to the Right that led to UK's seismic break with Europe draws parallels with rise of The Donald
The two most surprising political phenomena of this year have been the rise of Donald Trump and the success of the Leave Europe camp in Britain's referendum on Brexit.
As
Donald Trump flew in to Scotland today after the UK's seismic break with the European Union, parallels have been drawn with the anti-immigration message that led to Brexit and his rise to presumptive Republican presidential candidate.
Many have pointed out the similarities between Britain's decision to leave the EU and Trump's campaign - and believe it is an indication of how Americans will vote on November 8, which could see Trump in the White House.
Brexit: David Cameron resigns as UK votes to leave
The Donald's arrival in the UK will be seen by many as a meeting of minds - two worlds colliding with shared views including a disgruntled electorate; lost national pride; isolationism; and the issue of immigration.
And today, he promised close ties between the U.S. and UK if he becomes President, saying: 'A Trump Administration pledges to strengthen our ties with a free and independent Britain, deepening our bonds in commerce, culture and mutual defense'.
'Brexit is further proof that Donald J Trump will be the next President of the United States,' wrote Broderick Greer on Twitter.
Paul Harris added that Americans should learn a lesson from the result in Britain. 'If you think Trump can't win you are lazy, complacent and very dangerous,' he warned.
Arnivan Ghosh said Trump should look for tips from Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party who has spent 20 years campaigning to the country to leave the EU, on how to win with a 'divisive, anti-immigration' message.
'That Nigel dude is British Trump,' added Wanda Sykes.
Huw James Collins added: 'The correlation of Trump enthusiasts delighting in the 'Leave' victory perfectly illuminates the roots of this debacle.' Others were concerned that the result will lend credence to Trump's nationalistic agenda and mean other nations turn to isolationist policies.
'Deeply concerned that #Brexit will cue other nations to recede into isolationism, and lend credence to
#Trump's nativist agenda,' wrote Guy Wilson.
Many have warned that this nationalist drive now sets the world stage for a Donald Trump presidency.
In an op-ed for the LA Times, London School of Economics fellow Brian Klaas and Marcel Dirsus, a lecturer at the University of Kiel in Germany, compare Brexit voters to 'Trump supporters sporting "Make America Great Again" hats' who 'believe they have lost too much for too long'.
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