The U.K. voted on Thursday to leave the European Union, favoring a campaign driven by a groundswell of nationalist, anti-immigrant sentiments that don’t look so different from those powering Donald Trump’s campaign.
While the vote sparked a global economic panic and drove Prime Minister David Cameron to announce he would step down, it was cause for major celebration among some American conservatives.
Here are just a few of their responses:
National Review editor Rich Lowry
I love the smell of #Brexit in the morning
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) June 24, 2016
RedState founder Erick Erickson
How dare a sovereign nation decide to be a sovereign nation.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) June 24, 2016
Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos
You made Britain great again.
— Milo Yiannopoulos ✘ (@Nero) June 24, 2016
I bathe in Remain tears
— Milo Yiannopoulos ✘ (@Nero) June 24, 2016
Ex-Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro
German to UK: “Hey, take some of these unvetted Muslim refugees…wait, where are you guys going?” #Brexit
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 24, 2016
Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint
#Brexit will be cause to celebrate on both sides of the Atlantic since it rebuilds Britain as a true global power.
— Jim DeMint (@JimDeMint) June 24, 2016
Town Hall commentator Kurt Schlichter
*Churchill raises his flute of champagne*
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) June 24, 2016
Conservative writer John Nolte
The wealthy elite, fascist MSM, globalist Left and SPECTRE are all having a bad day.
And this is my happy dance.
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) June 24, 2016
Globalism is gay.
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) June 24, 2016
Conservative blogger Matt Walsh
I’m going to side with sovereignty, subsidiarity, and self-governance every time. In my country and outside of it.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 24, 2016
Fox News host Todd Starnes
God bless the British! Best wishes to our friends across the Big Pond! #freedom
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) June 24, 2016
Hey Texas — did you see what the British just did? #freedom
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) June 24, 2016
The Baseball Crank Dan McLaughlin
Churchill & Thatcher would be appalled at anyone even asking if Britain can survive as an independent country.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 24, 2016
Iowa Hawk Blog’s David Burge
The only people left who believe in regional supergovernment are celebrities and ISIS
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 24, 2016
Holy crap, we’ve raised an entire generation who are terrified of not being ruled over.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 24, 2016
