Trump Goes On Unhinged Rant, Seems To Compare Himself To Elvis And The Beatles

Donald Trump, ever showbiz-obsessed, compared himself to mid-century pop icons.


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During the height of Beatlemania, John Lennon once suggested that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” leading to great controversy in 1966. Almost 60 years later, Donald Trump suggested that he was as popular as The Beatles and Elvis Presley.



Stephen Silver
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