From Triumph to Trump: Online Reactions to 'Brexit'

U.K. voters backed a "Brexit" from the European Union early Friday — a move which shocked markets and triggered strong reactions online.

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The Twitter hashtag #Brexit topped the list of trending topics. Nigel Farage, a key player in the "Leave" movement, declared the U.K. had its "Independence Day."

@Nigel_Farage: We've got our country back. Thanks to all of you. #IndependenceDay

Some drew parallels to the populist nature of the Brexit campaign and the looming U.S. presidential election.

@RichardHaass: Anti-establishment, populist, nationalist views leading to #Brexit parallels rise of Sanders & Trump in US & suggests Nov outcome uncertain

@joshrogin: Of course Putin is happy about #Brexit. Undermining the integrity and success of the EU is a key project for him.

@BobRae48: Conservative supporters of #Brexit completely under-estimate deeply disruptive effect of this vote and real harm to follow

@Ted_Scheinman: "...and in the end, Britain, which had colonized the world, destroyed itself in fantasies that it was being colonized in turn" — historians.

Others made jokes — some darker than others.

@cnbcSri: Sterling gets trashed after #Brexit outcome but (cheeky) British wit shines through #EUref #FX $GBPUSD $EUR

@DavidClinchNews: #EuRef

David Rothkopf, CEO and editor of FP Group, which publishes Foreign Policy magazine, referenced the plummeting of the British pound.

@djrothkopf: The Brexit Diet: How to Lose Billions of Pounds in Just Minutes

The official Twitter account for the popular political drama "House of Cards" a gif of the show's devious protagonist, Frank Underwood.

@HouseofCards: That's enough fun for one evening. #Brexit

Others expressed dismay.

@NewmanDipFa: I'm so angry. A generation given everything: Free education, golden pensions, social mobility have voted to strip my generation's future.

@Stjarnorna: Time to make a pot of tea and turn the television off for a while! :)

Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher also weighed in Friday morning.

@liamgallagher: Stop the world im getting off LG x