Matt Damon used part of his commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday to tell the UK to stay in the European Union.
Sharing his wisdom on issues ranging from the refugee crisis to climate change the actor claimed Brexit was “insane.” (What is Brexit? Everything You Need To Know About Britain’s EU Referendum)
Matt Damon: “Brexit, for God’s sake, that insane idea that the best path for Britain is to cut loose from Europe.” pic.twitter.com/RheviRMxvS
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) June 3, 2016
“I mean what is Europe even going to look like in 25 years,” Damon told MIT’s graduating class of 2016. “Turn toward the problems that you see,” he told the audience. “You have to engage.”
Britain will vote on whether to remain a member of the EU on June 23. Despite a flurry of intervention from world leaders, including President Barack Obama, as well as a host financial institutions warning Britain about the dire consequences of Brexit, the polls have shifted toward the “Leave” side.
Two of the last three opinion polls put the pro-Brexit side ahead by two percentage points. A YouGov poll published Thursday showed both sides neck and neck. (RELATED: Poll: Majority Of French People Back Brexit)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in on the Brexit debate Thursday, warning the UK would lose influence and isolate itself if it left EU.
“For those coming from the outside, and we’ve had lots of negotiations with third-party countries, we would never make the same compromises, or achieve the same good results, for states that don’t take on the responsibility and costs of the single market,” Merkel said at a press conference in Berlin. “One nation alone will never be able to achieve such good results.
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