Yes everyone thought that the Brits wouldn't do it, and the same has happened again. I've always thought that the UK government crapped from a great height our true friends in this world, namely the Commonwealth countries.
Love him or hate him, only time will tell if he will be a good President or a total disaster. At the end of the day the American people have used democracy to change the course of their country, and nobody can argue against that.
Will be interesting to see how France and Germany votes next year in their up and coming elections.