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No, Boris. A Trump-Led Brexit Wouldn't Be Glorious
The U.K.'s foreign minister is dreaming if he thinks the U.S. will give Britain a better deal.
Brexit optimist, in a hurry.
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When it comes to Brexit, views don't get much rosier than Boris Johnson's. The mop-haired U.K. foreign secretary thinks there's a chance for a "glorious" exit from the European Union, especially if it's accompanied by a reinvigorated special transatlantic relationship with Donald Trump. The inconvenient truth is that the Anglo-American couple has rarely looked this odd.
Johnson and other ardent Brexiteers believe the cost of exiting the EU, even in a hostile manner, will be outweighed by two things: trade and Trump, preferably together. "We have a duty in the U.K. government to have strong, dynamic, vibrant relations with our number one ally and the most powerful nation on Earth," he told The Guardian on Tuesday.