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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Brexit: Britain Votes for Trump over Hillary, Obama

British voters chose to “leave” the European Union on Thursday, defying the polls — and President Barack Obama, who had urged Britain to “remain” in the EU. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had also urged Britain to stay in the EU. Only Donald Trump had 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.

Obama’s advice may have pushed some voters to “leave.” In April, he warned British voters they would be at the “back of the queue” in trade with the U.S. if they left the EU. Some, like Andrew Roberts, took offense, writing in the Wall Street Journal:

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1 comment:

  1. No doubt here. Hillary Clinton is definitely a poster child for the Establishment along with her little friends Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. On the Republican side, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz all toot the big globalist establishment. This year belongs to the true outsider. That only one is Trump. He's the only one with the kahunas to stand up to the bullies and say, "We've had enough of your shite."

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