People think Donald Trump talks more rubbish than any other celebrity
'This wouldn’t be an issue if he didn’t happen to be in one of the most powerful positions on the planet'
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Your support makes all the difference.It’s official – Donald Trump talks more rubbish than any other celebrity, according to a survey.
The unpopular President topped a list of 50 public figures to find out who talks the most rubbish, with two thirds of the population putting him on top.
The survey of 2,000 adults saw controversial columnist Katie Hopkins placed second and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage in third.
The study was conducted by research company OnePoll, whose spokesperson Louise Harper-King said: “Donald Trump coming top of a poll like this isn’t much of a surprise.
“While many agree with a lot of what he says, he has a habit of using interviews and his social media channels to seemingly air every thought that pops into his head.
“This wouldn’t be an issue if he didn’t happen to be in one of the most powerful positions on the planet.”
Mr Trump recently made news by firing his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson and organising a high-stakes meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, while the President’s tweets are often littered with spelling mistakes, exclamation marks and the desire to ‘MAGA’ – Make America Great Again.
One of his most famous tweets mysteriously read: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe” and nothing further, leading experts to ponder exactly what he meant.
Second-placed Katie Hopkins has split opinion since finding fame in 2007 and has carved a niche as one of Britain’s most divisive columnists.
The top five was rounded out by Piers Morgan, followed by foreign secretary Boris Johnson.
And just outside the top five were Kim Kardashian, Russell Brand, Jeremy Corbyn, Kanye West and Katie Price.
In fact, Brits believe Mr Corbyn spouts more rubbish than big-headed rapper Kanye West – as they were placed in positions 8 and 9 respectively.
Half of the population say they’re less likely to buy a celebrity’s music, watch their film or TV show or support their politics if they think the celeb is full of rubbish in real life.
The same amount of Brits will get up and switch off the TV or radio if they hear a celebrity they think is full of rubbish come on, while the personality trait most despised by the British public is arrogance, which is a huge sign someone’s full of rubbish.
Elsewhere in the list, both Gallagher brothers appeared – with Liam coming higher than Noel.
Louise Harper-King added: “Our study found lots of politicians on the list of people who are supposedly full of hot air.
“The term is defined as “bragging, empty, exaggerated talk’ which many people believe politicians are guilty of.
“We were surprised to see Kanye West, however, placed out of the top five – he needs to up his game if he wants to reclaim the top spot.”
The top 50 celebrities who are full of rubbish:
- Donald Trump
- Katie Hopkins
- Nigel Farage
- Piers Morgan
- Boris Johnson
- Kim Kardashian
- Russell Brand
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Kanye West
- Katie Price
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Jeremy Kyle
- David Cameron
- Justin Bieber
- Keith Lemon
- Liam Gallagher
- Joey Essex
- Theresa May
- Paris Hilton
- Jonathan Ross
- Joey Barton
- Noel Gallagher
- Jacob Rees-Mogg
- Lily Allen
- Sharon Osbourne
- Noel Edmonds
- Jamie Oliver
- Alan Sugar
- Alistair Campbell
- Gary Lineker
- Miley Cyrus
- Nicki Minaj
- Lindsay Lohan
- Amanda Holden
- Katy Perry
- Robbie Williams
- Stan Collymore
- Richard Branson
- Rylan Clark-Neal
- Taylor Swift
- Eamonn Holmes
- Madonna
- Tom Cruise
- Robbie Savage
- Holly Willoughby
- Beyonce
- Nadine Dorries
- Elton John
- Owen Jones
- Phillip Schofield
SWNS.
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