Donald Trump, who’s in Scotland, reacted to the calamitous Brexit vote mostly by talking about how it would affect his golf course. But he also took a few moments to ruminate on the impact the “Leave” win would have elsewhere in Europe; speculating (not unreasonably) that other anti-immigrant parties would be emboldened. His comment on Germany in particular was … interesting.
Advertisement
1. One of Trump’s campaign slogans is “America First,” which was also the name of a 1930s and 1940s U.S. political movement known for its advocates’ admiration for Hitler and open anti-Semitism.
2. “To a level you wouldn’t believe?” Oh, I’m sure we would believe it. We would most definitely believe that Germans could have a lot of German pride—too much of it, even.
