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minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·23 days agoRepublicans have elected celebrities without political background into the highest office in the country four times
minus-squareG4Z@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-223 days agoSame with Boris. The rest come from journalism.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 days agoHuh, I thought I followed UK politics pretty closely for a foreigner but I had no idea he had a celebrity background.
minus-squareIcyToes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoHe always did the comedy news panels like Have I Got News For You. Built his profile in the media. Not exactly a celebrity, but one of the most known in terms of TV profile.
minus-square莹莹@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 days ago@glimse @G4Z Depends on your definition of ‘celebrity’, I guess.
minus-square莹莹@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 days ago@G4Z I’m sure he’s been on the receiving end of many jobs. Ahem. Yuck.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·22 days agoBoris was a journalist before politics.
minus-squareG4Z@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoYeah I know, that’s what got him started on being a celebrity.
minus-squareqevlarr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·22 days agoA journalist caught making stuff up shouldn’t be called one
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·22 days agoObviously not Reagan as he was leader of SAG-AFTRA, so apart from Trump who were the other three?
Republicans have elected celebrities without political background into the highest office in the country four times
Same with Boris.
The rest come from journalism.
Huh, I thought I followed UK politics pretty closely for a foreigner but I had no idea he had a celebrity background.
He always did the comedy news panels like Have I Got News For You. Built his profile in the media. Not exactly a celebrity, but one of the most known in terms of TV profile.
@glimse @G4Z
Depends on your definition of ‘celebrity’, I guess.
Never had a real job has he?
@G4Z I’m sure he’s been on the receiving end of many jobs. Ahem. Yuck.
Boris was a journalist before politics.
Yeah I know, that’s what got him started on being a celebrity.
A journalist caught making stuff up shouldn’t be called one
Obviously not Reagan as he was leader of SAG-AFTRA, so apart from Trump who were the other three?