A chaotic Brexit is part of Trump’s grand plan for Europe | Natalie Nougayrède

The president and his outriders want Europe weak and divided. Brexit will deliver some of that

If Brexit is halted, both the UK and the rest of Europe will reap the benefit – and Donald Trump, for one, will suffer a defeat. The sect of Brexit has passionate adherents far beyond Britain’s hardline leavers. It includes vocal and influential preachers in the Trumpian world of Washington – and the reality of Trump is having a deep impact on Europe, with the Brexit mess a key part of it all.

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