Twitter is worried about what Brexit means for the United States

"For those that think there is no way Donald Trump can win in the fall, look at Brexit."
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Rachel Thompson
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Twitter is worried about what Brexit means for the United States
Donald Trump hailed Britain's vote to leave the EU as "fantastic" shortly after arriving in Scotland on Friday. Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images

LONDON -- You might have heard that the United Kingdom has just voted to leave the European Union. The generation defining result is one that will significantly impact Brits' daily lives. But, Britain isn't the only country that's worried right now. 

As a shocked Britain reels, Twitter is worrying about what the Brexit result could mean for the presidential election in the United States. 

While British people are expressing surprise that the unthinkable has happened, many people all over Twitter are warning that the vote could serve as a wake-up call.


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And, others warned that Brexit's lesson is that anything is possible...





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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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