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
“You made Britain great again”.
You know, in case you were wondering whether this was based on racism or not.
to all you folks who think Trump is a good guy…fuck you…
Hey Texas – did you see what the British just did? #freedom
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) June 24, 2016
This is nihilism, not conservatism.
American UKIPpers are as well versed in economics as the English ones.