Boris Johnson has officially become the next prime minister of the UK, and there’s something eerily familiar about him to Americans.
Johnson holds isolationist and anti-immigration views (he’s basically the face behind Brexit); he’s loud and outspoken; and he has a mop of yellow-blond hair. Sound familiar?
If you’re pretty sure you’ve seen this before, plenty of people on Twitter agree with you. Johnson has been dubbed “British Trump,” and once you’ve noticed the similarities, it’s pretty hard to separate the two. Many Americans have decided to reach out to our friends across the pond, starting Tweets with “Dear UK” and offering everything from advice and empathy to snarky comments. Read more…
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