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minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoRepublicans have elected celebrities without political background into the highest office in the country four times
minus-squareG4Z@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoSame with Boris. The rest come from journalism.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoBoris was a journalist before politics.
minus-squareG4Z@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYeah I know, that’s what got him started on being a celebrity.
minus-squareqevlarr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoA journalist caught making stuff up shouldn’t be called one
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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-up2·1 month 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-up1·1 month ago@glimse @G4Z Depends on your definition of ‘celebrity’, I guess.
minus-square莹莹@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month ago@G4Z I’m sure he’s been on the receiving end of many jobs. Ahem. Yuck.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month 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.
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
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.
Obviously not Reagan as he was leader of SAG-AFTRA, so apart from Trump who were the other three?