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Will Trump-Like Behavior Backfire on Britain's Boris Johnson?

Jamie Dettmer

   After Boris Johnson won the Conservative party contest in July to
   succeed Theresa May as Britain's prime minister, U.S. President Donald
   Trump welcomed his victory, praising him as "Britain Trump."

   Since entering Downing Street, Johnson seems to be paying the American
   leader the highest form of flattery by imitating Trump's political and
   media tactics, echoing his populist campaign memes and embracing
   political disruption as a key tactic to wrong-foot opponents, galvanize
   core supporters and maneuver Britain out of the European Union, which
   May failed to do.

   But Britain isn't the United States. Will adopting Trump-like behavior
   backfire on Johnson?

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