“People, countries want their own identity and the UK wanted its own identity,” Trump told the paper. Trump also cited the migration crisis as a primary cause for Britain backing Leave in the June referendum. The UK actually resettled a very small number of refugees in the migrant crisis compared with other European nations. Even before voting for Brexit, the UK also had the power to opt out of EU asylum policy and refugee resettlement plans. Trump responds by saying, “I think you are doing great,” in an apparent reference to the UK.

Source: Huffington Post January 16, 2017 00:33 UTC