Tom Brokaw: Brexit Is the Mirror Image of What’s Going on in America

‘We want our own country back — we don’t want all these immigrants — that’s what we’re seeing here’

BROKAW: "Back to the EU, I think this is a very big deal in a lot of regard because it's the mirror image of what's going on in this country. A lot of the vote against the European Union in Great Britain, we want our own country back. We don't want all these immigrants. That's what we're seeing here. And a lot of people are confused about their future, with good reason. And that confusion is fed by social media because you can't go online anywhere without someone having a very strong, sometimes outrageous opinion about what needs to be done. And that fuels insecurity and paranoia. So it takes, I think, leaders with a greater vision than what we're seeing right now who are able to come together and talk to their constituents on terms that they understand. There's too much leaders up here, working class down here. Too much economic class way up here, working class way down here. You know. That's a perfect example right there."

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