Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE on Thursday tried to link himself to British voters' decision to exit the European Union earlier this year in an early morning tweet.

"They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT," the GOP presidential nominee wrote.

They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2016

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Trump, who urged British voters to vote to leave the EU, applauded the move in June, saying the people "took their country back."

He added that people all over the world are "angry" and predicted other places would similarly reject the status quo.

Democrats criticized Trump for his remarks, with Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE producing an ad slamming Trump for talking about how his businesses would profit from the British exit.

Clinton's campaign slammed the GOP nominee for cheering the Brexit vote, which sparked a sharp decline in the stock market.

The value of the British pound rose Thursday after strong retail sales numbers were released. The Guardian newspaper linked the economic data to easing fears of a Brexit-induced recession.