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What raggedy Blonde would rule better? Boris or Trump?
Boris Johnson
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Joining the Conservatives, he was elected as MP for Henley in 2001 and under Conservative leaders Michael Howard and David Cameron he served on the Shadow Cabinet as Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries and then for Higher Education.
Selected as Conservative candidate for the London mayoral election of 2008, Johnson defeated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone and resigned his seat in parliament. In 2012, he was re-elected as Mayor, again defeating Livingstone; during his second term he oversaw the 2012 London Olympic Games. In 2015 he was elected as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, stepping down as Mayor the following year and becoming a prominent figure in the Brexit campaign.
Johnson is a controversial figure in British politics and journalism. Purnell described Johnson as "the most unconventional, yet compelling politician of the post-Blair era" in British politics. She added that in Britain, he was "beloved by millions and recognised by all". Giles Edwards and Jonathan Isaby commented that Johnson appealed to "a broad cross-section of the public". Gimson expressed the view that "people love him because he makes them laugh", noting that he had become "the darling of the Tory rank and file". Purnell recognised that during the 2008 mayoral election, he was "polarising opinions to the extreme", with critics viewing him as "variously evil, a clown, a racist and a bigot". Writing in The Guardian, journalist Polly Toynbee for instance referred to him as "Jester, toff, self-absorbed sociopath and serial liar", while Labour politician Hazel Blears called him "a nasty right-wing elitist, with odious views and criminal friends". In June 2016, Nick Clegg described him as "like Donald Trump with a thesaurus".
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Boris Johnson is bookmaker's favorite to succeed Cameron
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Donal Trump
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Trump's abstention from what he considers to be political correctness has been a staple theme of his campaign, and has proved to be popular among his supporters.Trump's most polarizing and widely reported statements have been about issues of immigration and border security, especially his proposed deportation of all illegal immigrants, construction of a substantial wall on the Mexico–United States border, a temporary ban on alien Muslims entering the U.S., and his characterizations of illegal immigrants traveling over the Mexican border into the U.S.
Trump's campaign rallies have attracted large crowds, as well as public controversy. A number of protesters have been asked to leave, removed by security, or arrested for trespassing at Trump's campaign events. Some of the events have been marked by incidents of violence between Trump supporters and protesters, mistreatment of some journalists, an assassination attempt on Trump's life and disruption by a large group of protesters who effectively shut down a major rally in Chicago. Trump said he himself wished to punch protesters, and has defended their ejection from his events, but has also said he hopes that he has not encouraged physical force to subdue or remove protesters. In this context, Trump has made statements questioning the broad protection currently afforded to journalists against legal accusations of libel.
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