CNN anchor links U.K. ‘Brexit’ vote to xenophobia

Published June 24, 2016 10:52am ET



Xenophobia and anti-immigrant views played a key role in influencing the outcome of United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union Thursday evening, said CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.

Amanpour made the claim five times Thursday evening and early Friday morning that U.K. voters were swayed largely by nationalism and xenophobia when they decided this week to ditch the EU.

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