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Donald Trump praises Scotland for voting to leave the EU, but it didn't
// The Verge

Donald Trump praised the Scottish this morning for "[taking] their country back" in the UK's vote to leave the European Union. This is despite the fact that Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, with 62 percent of the population backing the Remain campaign. All 32 local authorities in Scotland chose to stay a part of the EU, but this wasn't enough to change the total outcome of the UK vote, which backed the decision to leave 52 percent to 48 percent.
Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2016
"Basically, they took back their country"
Trump is visiting Scotland to mark the opening of his Turnberry golf resort. According to Variety, he told reporters at the resort that Brexit was a "great thing," and added: "Basically, they took back their country." In a statement on Facebook, Trump said that the UK had "declared their independence from the European Union," and that come November, "the American people will have the chance to re-declare their independence" too.
Trump's praise for a Scottish Brexit might be misplaced, but it's at least an improvement on his previous position when he didn't seem to even recognize the term. When asked what his opinions on Brexit in an interview published this month, Trump stalled, responding only when the interviewer prompted that it was about "the Brits leaving the EU." Trump had made his position on the vote clear prior to this, but the commonly used term for the referendum was obviously a step too far.
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