First things first: Despite the temptation, I won't write this newsletter using any Britishisms. (I'd need more wine to do that.) [Editor's note: What do you mean more wine, Amber?] But today's political news is almost entirely dominated by what's happening across the pond — specifically, Britain's massive decision to leave the European Union. And we'd be remiss if we didn't Fix it for you. Fix Boss Chris Cillizza made the Atlantic Ocean a little smaller by connecting the dots between Brexit (short-hand for the referendum) and Donald Trump's rise here in America. You should read his whole piece, but to save you a click, I'll summarize why the two are connected: Immigration is out of control:: Immigration — and the idea that there's too much of it and it's fundamentally altering the character of Britain — was at the heart of the pro-Brexit (a.k.a. "leave") campaign. Sound familiar? An immigration backlash helped fuel Trump's rise from day one, when he mused about the character of Mexican immigrants. Political leaders are clueless and corrupt:: The decision to leave was also a repudiation of, as Cillizza puts it, a "nameless, faceless government entity in Brussels," a.k.a. the home of the E.U. Back here, trust in virtually every major societal institution is also at or near historic lows: Consequences are overrated: More than any other, I think this parallel to Brexit could help explain why Trump is here to stay this general election. From Cillizza: "Voters didn't care about how Trump's Muslim ban played on the world stage (he went on to win the primary, after all). … Ditto British voters who were inundated with warnings about economic damage." What did Trump himself have to say about the Brexit? Generally, he likes it. Trump actually happens to be in the middle of a two-day trip to Scotland (world leaders to schmooze, golf courses in Turnberry to promote). He chatted with reporters over there, and, well, the whole news conference was classic, confident, bizarre Trump. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Cillizza annotated the entire news conference here. Here's a snippet from my favorite part, where Trump appears to say the Brexit will help his golf course: QUESTION: [What's the] impact of what is taking operation here in Britain? The markets are ... TRUMP: Right. Well, nobody knows. Look, if the pound goes down, they're going to do more business. You know, when the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly. Since we're asking, what did the entire Internet have to say about the Brexit? (Reuters) | 