Blond, bombastic and with an ÃíÌܤ¹¤ë¡¤¤â¤¯¤í¤à for the ladies - it's Boris Trump! QUENTIN LETTS on the similarities between the US ÂçÅýÎÎ and BoJo

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One is a blond, middle-Ϸǯ¤Î, paunchy ¿Í̱ÅÞ°÷ with an idiosyncratic way of speaking and a ¾ÚµòÉÔ½½Ê¬ for pretty women.

The other is Donald Trump.

One is a thumbs-upping, ¾òÌó-ÇË»º¤·¤¿¡¿¡Ê·Ù»¡¤¬¡Ë¼êÆþ¤ì¤¹¤ëing °¦¹ñ¼Ô who ±¿Æ°s his Âй³¼Ôs crazy with his ĩȯŪ¤Ê À¼ÌÀs.

The other is Boris Johnson.

If the similarities between U.S. ÂçÅýÎÎ Trump and our Foreign Ĺ´± were not already strong enough, this week Boris, on a visit to the ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øÉ½¤¹¤ës, Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ëd for a photograph with the ÂçÅýÎΡÇs daughter Ivanka.

If the similarities between U.S. President Trump and our Foreign Secretary were not already strong enough, this week Boris, on a visit to the States, posed for a photograph with the President¡Çs daughter Ivanka
If the similarities between 
U.S. President Trump and our Foreign Secretary were not already strong enough, this week Boris, on a visit to the States, posed for a photograph with the President¡Çs daughter Ivanka

If the similarities between U.S. ÂçÅýÎÎ Trump (left) and our Foreign Ĺ´± (¸¢Íø) were not already strong enough, this week Boris, on a visit to the ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øÉ½¤¹¤ës, Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ëd for a photograph with the ÂçÅýÎΡÇs daughter Ivanka

Don¡Çt tie me down: Wind plays havoc with neckwear, but they¡Çre more worried about what¡Çs going on up top
Don¡Çt tie me down: Wind plays havoc with neckwear, but they¡Çre more worried about what¡Çs going on up top

Don¡Çt tie me É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄÆ¤¹¤ë: ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Äd plays havoc with neckwear, but they¡Çre more worried about what¡Çs going on up ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹

Clowning about: But both have confounded oppone
nts who failed to take them seriously
Clowning about: But both have confounded opponents who failed to take them seriously

Clowning about: Both like their grub, are poor listeners and bad at ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ë. But both have confounded Âй³¼Ôs who failed to take them Ëܵ¤¤Ç

True to form, the old charmer slipped a crafty arm °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë her waist. Uh-oh! ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë Trump must have done a ÆóÎÝÂÇ-take. This guy next to her. Was he the Limey ³°Ì³Âç¿Ã? Or was he Dad¡Çs ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ ÆóÎÝÂÇ?

Whether it¡Çs saluting ʼ»Îs, pointing at ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ës or getting their custardy barnets blown in a ÈùÉ÷, Boris and Donald are bracingly terrible twins. Both like their grub, are poor listeners and bad at ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ë. When Boris was at the White House this week, staff must have been awfully º®Í𤵤»¤ëd.

Both were born in New York, in June ¡½ Donald in 1946, Boris in 1964. Those of you who follow À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës will °ÌÃÖ¡¿±øÅÀ¡¿¸«¤Ä¤±½Ð¤¹ that makes them Geminis, i.e. ·¹¸þ¤¬¤¢¤ë to ¸ºß gregarious and quick-witted. ¾µÇ§¤¹¤ë, Donald¡Çs repartee may not ¤ä¤á¤ë be up to Oscar Wilde ´ð½às but he gives as good as he gets. Boris is a celebrated wisecracker.

Though ardent À¯¼£²È¡¤À¯¼£²°s of the people ¡½ Donald wants to ¡Ædrain the ²¡¤·´ó¤»¤ë¡¿¾ÂÃÏ¡Ç of America¡Çs political ¥¨¥ê¡¼¥È and Boris wants to ¡Ætake »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë »ÙÇۡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÅýÀ©¤¹¤ë¡Ç from snooty Brussels ¡½ both ¤¢¤é¤ì¡¿¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ë from ÆÃ¸¢d backgrounds.

Boris was a scholar at Eton and his father Stanley was a well-connected writer and gallivanter based in Manhattan when Boris was born

Boris was a scholar at Eton and his father Stanley was a °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-connected writer and gallivanter based in Manhattan when Boris was born

Donald¡Çs extrovert father, Fred, was a property developer who relished powerful friendships. Both Boris and Donald took after their fathers but were doted on by their British-born mothers

Donald¡Çs extrovert father, Fred, was a ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º developer who relished powerful friendships. Both Boris and Donald took after their fathers but were doted on by their British-born mothers

Hand on heart: They¡Çve both been accused by rivals of not always being entirely straightforward with the facts
Hand on heart: They¡
Çve both been accused by rivals of not always being entirely straightforward with the facts

¼êÅϤ¹ on heart: They¡Çve both been ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð by ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ês of not always ¸ºß ´°Á´¤Ë straightforward with the facts

Boris was a scholar at Eton and his father Stanley was a °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-connected writer and gallivanter based in Manhattan when Boris was born. Donald¡Çs extrovert father, Fred, was a ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º developer who relished powerful friendships. Both Boris and Donald took after their fathers but were doted on by their British-born mothers.

Boris¡Çs mother Charlotte is an artist and Donald¡Çs mum, Mary Anne, was a crofter¡Çs daughter from Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó, Scotland, who as a child spoke English as a second language (Scots Gaelic was her first). Some critics say the same about her son. Most ÉÔ¸øÊ¿¤Ê!

Although Boris trumps Donald in the brains department ¡½ a Classics degree from Oxford versus real-¹­¤¤ÃÏ½ê ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës at the University of Pennsylvania ¡½ both are ·¹¸þ¤¬¤¢¤ë to speaking first and thinking later.

On the hair Á°Àþ, Donald may favour an (a)¼ê¤Î¹þ¤ó¤À¡¿(v)¾Ü½Ò¤¹¤ë ŰÄìŪ¤ËÁܤ¹-over while Boris ruffles his locks. Neither of them is ¤ä¤á¤ë as hirsute as of old. It¡Çs the bald truth, boys.

Although Boris trumps Donald in the brains department ¡½ a Classics degree from Oxford versus real-estate studies at the University of Pennsylvania ¡½ both are prone to speaking first and thinking later
Although Boris trumps Donald in the brains department ¡½ a Classics degree from Oxford versus real-estate studies at the University of Pennsylvania ¡½ both are prone to speaking first and thinking later

Although Boris trumps Donald in the brains department ¡½ a Classics degree from Oxford versus real-¹­¤¤ÃÏ½ê ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës at the University of Pennsylvania ¡½ both are ·¹¸þ¤¬¤¢¤ë to speaking first and thinking later

On the hair front, Donald may favour an elaborate comb-over while Boris ruffles his locks. Neither of them is quite as hirsute as of old. It¡Çs the bald truth, boys
On the hair front, Donald may favour an elaborate comb-over while Boris ruffles his locks. Neither of them is quite as hirsute as of old. It¡Çs the bald truth, boys

On the hair Á°Àþ, Donald may favour an (a)¼ê¤Î¹þ¤ó¤À¡¿(v)¾Ü½Ò¤¹¤ë com b-over while Boris ruffles his locks. Neither of them is ¤ä¤á¤ë as hirsute as of old. It¡Çs the bald truth, boys

I¡Çm number one: Neither¡Çs ever been accused of lacking self-belief
I¡Çm number one: Neither¡Çs ever been accused of lacking self-belief

I¡Çm number one: Neither¡Çs ever been ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð of ·çÇ¡¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing self-belief.?Both have had TV careers, Mr Trump as frontman of America¡Çs The ¸«½¬¤¤¹©, Boris as presenter of history ʸ½ñ¤Îs and Have I Got News For You

Both have had TV careers, Mr Trump as frontman of America¡Çs The ¸«½¬¤¤¹©, Boris as presenter of history ʸ½ñ¤Îs and Have I Got News For You. It would be fair to say that they divided audiences but any TV À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë knows it is better to be talked about than to pass ignored.

Putting aside their tricky ´Ø·¸s with powerful women (Donald couldn¡Çt ÂѤ¨¤ë Hillary Clinton and Boris has his differences with Theresa May), we need to have a word about their love lives.

The former playboy ÂçÅýÎÎ has recently been ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð of playing away from home with tempestuous Íò¤Î Daniels. Boris has °ï椹¤ëd more often than a mongrel on heat. Yet both have Å·¸õd these sex ¥¹¥­¥ã¥ó¥À¥ës and both are lucky en ough to have forbearing spouses.

At the time of Îá¾õing, Melania (nee Knauss, rhymes with White House) is the third Mrs Trump and Marina (nee Wheeler, rhymes with ÇäÇã¶È¼Ô) is the second Mrs Johnson.

Last thing: Donald¡Çs forthright political style may be ´·½¬¤ËÊá¤é¤ï¤ì¤Ê¤¤, but the Korea ¾õ¶·¡¿¾ðÀª ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ës that it ºîÉÊ.

If Boris were our PM, who knows ¡½ what could he ãÀ®¤¹¤ë with Brexit?

My French friend: Presidents Trump and Macron get on famously, and now Boris wants to get in on the act
My French friend: Presidents Trump and Macron get on famously, and now Boris wants to get in on the act

My French friend: ÂçÅýÎÎs Trump and Macron get on famously, and now Boris wants to get in on the ¹Ô°Ù¡¿Ë¡Îá¡¿¹Ôư¤¹¤ë

Boris has strayed more often than a mongrel on heat. Yet both have weathered these sex scandals and both are lucky enough to 
have forbearing spouses

Boris has °ï椹¤ëd more often than a mongrel on heat. Yet both have Å·¸õd these sex ¥¹¥­¥ã¥ó¥À¥ës and both are lucky enough to have forbearing spouses

Taking the salute: Both are proudly patriotic, though Boris only gave up his U.S. citizenship after a tax row

Taking the salute: Both are proudly °¦¹ñŪ¤Ê, though Boris only gave up his U.S. »Ô̱¸¢ after a ÀǶâ Îó¡¿Á椰¡¿Áûư

Dressed for dinner: But it looks like they both need to cut back a bit
Dressed for dinner: But it looks like they both need to cut back a bit

Dressed for dinner: But it looks like they both need to ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë a bit

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