Trump, Clinton, Obama Respond to Brexit

Published June 24, 2016 4:04pm ET



The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union Thursday, spurring the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and a drop in markets, as well as praise—or resigned acceptance—from major American political figures.

In a statement this morning, Donald Trump lauded Brexit as “the sacred right of all free peoples” and framed the U.S. election in similar terms.

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