Friday, June 24, 2016

Brexit Decision Deals Another Blow to Obama

Brexit Decision Deals Another Blow to Obama: The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union is the second major blow to President Barack Obama — and his legacy — in as many days.

The country's historic referendum decision, which brought the resignation — effective in October — of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron was made official one day after the Supreme Court left Obama's immigration executive order frozen in perpetuity.

On Thursday, Obama pinned much of the blame for the high court's 4-4 split decision on Senate Republicans' unwillingness to confirm his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, and on House Republicans for blocking a Senate-passed bipartisan immigration overhaul bill in 2013.

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