Everyone appeared to have an opinion on Britain’s decision, but it appeared Donald Trump was a bit confused by the news.
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On his return to NY, the magnate praised his son’s work overseeing the renovation for the last two years, tweeting: “Turnberry came out magnificently”.
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And then later in the speech: “When I’m elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there’s a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats”.
The reaction from the two main presidential candidates to the stunning news from the United Kingdom on its Brexit vote and the economic natural disaster threatening to send us tumbling into another recession was revealing, albeit predictable.
When Trump arrived at his newly opened resort in Turnberry on Scotland’s western coast on Friday morning, it seemed like an image reboot was in the works.
This attitude is softer than Trump’s call for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” because “our country can not be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life” he said five days after the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif. “They want to take their borders back”.
Other anti-establishment figures echoed the sentiment. “You’ve got no clue”, one Trump supported, Stacy Hooker, told the Associated Press. Widespread economic angst. Intense opposition to immigration policy.
More mainstream Republicans, who warned against the economic uncertainty a Brexit would unleash, adopted a defensive crouch lest they too be bowled over by the populist tide. Instead, reporters were loaded into maintenance carts and driven around the course, chasing after Trump, who was driving a golf cart and pointing out attractions along the way. “I am good at getting things zoned”. “The UK is an indispensable ally of the United States and that special relationship is unaffected by this vote”. “Today’s referendum will not change our special relationship with the United Kingdom”.
The unexpected outcome quickly reverberated through the November 8 race for the White House on Friday.
Trump also focused on the need to ban individuals from “terrorist countries” in an interview later Saturday with Bloomberg Politics.
The first loser from Brexit is the man who made a decision to hold a referendum in the first place: British Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron, a longtime politician well known to Clinton, announced his resignation upon the failure of his Remain side.
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Her campaign released a national television advertisement earlier in the day, which featured the wealthy real estate developer’s comments on Friday that the fall of the British currency after the Brexit vote could mean more business for his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, where he was speaking. The latest RealClearPolitics polling average has Clinton leading Trump 45.3% to 39.4%, about the same as last week. Trump had previously called for deporting the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants who are now living in the United States.
