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NEW YORK – Wading into foreign affairs days before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said Britain’s decision to leave the European Union would “end up being a great thing” and predicted the bloc would continue to break apart.

The incoming president, in an interview published on Jan. 15, said European countries are reacting to an influx of immigrants that threaten each nation’s identity.

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