Trump Applauds Brexit: US Can Reject Rules From ‘Global Elites’ In November

Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign stop Monday, May 2, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Donald Trump on Friday morning praised Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, drawing a parallel to the 2016 presidential election in the United States.

“The people of the United Kingdom have exercised the sacred right of all free peoples. They have declared their independence from the European Union and have voted to reassert control over their own politics, borders and economy,” he said in a statement.

“A Trump Administration pledges to strengthen our ties with a free and independent Britain, deepening our bonds in commerce, culture and mutual defense,” he continued. “The whole world is more peaceful and stable when our two countries – and our two peoples – are united together, as they will be under a Trump Administration.”

Trump said that Americans will have “the chance to reject today’s rule by the global elite” in November.

“Come November, the American people will have the chance to re-declare their independence. Americans will have a chance to vote for trade, immigration and foreign policies that put our citizens first. They will have the chance to reject today’s rule by the global elite, and to embrace real change that delivers a government of, by and for the people,” he said. “I hope America is watching, it will soon be time to believe in America again.”

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  1. Elitist Says USA Can Reject Rules From Global Elites In November By Electing Him – film at 11.

  2. He just doesn’t get it does he… bless his heart.

  3. So Trump is happy people’s 401ks have lost value?

  4. Avatar for nkd nkd says:

    TOTALLY agree…except for the “bless his heart” part.

  5. Pretty sure that’s the speech President Whitmore gave in “Independence Day” before Randy Quaid bravely showed us how to defeat the meanie space aliens yay! Seems a bit overblown for the actual real-life event he’s talking about.

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