Vlogger takes to the streets to ask Londoners how they feel about Donald Trump… and is shocked by public’s opinions
YouTuber left reeling as 'not one Londoner has something good to say' in social experiment ahead of US Presidential elections
A YOUTUBE vlogger has described his shock at the negative responses he received after asking Londoners their thoughts on US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Hassan Saleemi, 23, took to the streets of London to find out how Brits really feel about the GOP candidate, filming himself in Leicester Square with three friends – one of whom was dressed as Donald Trump.
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Stood in the middle of the tourist hotspot, Saleemi manages to stop a number of passers-by to ask their thoughts on Trump.
As the clip opens, he asks one woman: “What do you think of Donald Trump?”
She responds: “I can’t say that out loud, because I’m a lady.”
After being prompted, she explains: “I think he’s an absolute tit, for being a racist!
“He’s just awful, I think he’s awful.
“I get angry when I see him.
“I think he’s going to ruin America; he’s going to ruin everything, to be honest.”
Speaking with another Londoner, Saleemi is told: “[Trump’s] a b******.
“I don’t think he’s any good at all.
“Some of the views he has are okay, but there’s no way I would trust that man with nuclear bombs, would you?”
In an interview with The Sun, the 23-year-old Middlesex University graduate explained his motives for filming the clip: “Trump is everywhere you go; he’s all over the news.
“When you read a newspaper, it’s all people care about.
“A lot of people have been raising their concerns about his views, so I thought now was the perfect time to go onto the streets of London and get people’s uncensored views on Trump.”
According to Saleemi, Londoners’ opinions on the Presidential hopeful are important, because “the UK’s involvement with America means we’ll be affected if he’s elected President.”
He continued: “As you can see in the video, not one Londoner had something good to say about Trump, which really says a lot about this man and his policies.
“He’d never be able to become the Prime Minister of the UK, yet America is almost jumping at the change to elect him.”
The clip has gone viral since Saleemi posted it to his YouTube account Hstar Vlogs on Thursday, attracting over 17,000 views.
The 23-year-old told The Sun: “I didn’t expect to get this kind of response from people at all.
“I’ve had a lot of messages everywhere with people saying this is the best video they've seen on the subject.
“A lot of people didn’t expect everyone to be so negative, but that’s the way it is.
“Even I was surprised by how much people dislike him, but that just shows that something is very wrong with American politics right now.
“To be honest, I expected people’s opinions to be half and half, because Trump does have a lot of support in America.
“But when I arrived at Leicester Square – keep in mind I was filming for three and a half hours – not even one person had a positive view to share on Donald Trump.”
With less than a month to go before America heads to the polls, Saleemi has urged voters to be wary of the GOP candidate: “If a person and a human being can’t respect women, other religions, and can’t respect humans on their own, it tells you a lot.
“Not one person in London that I spoke to had something good to say about Trump, and there were even a couple of Americans in London who were frustrated with the whole Trump situation as well."
He added: “The future of America is in danger; Americans need to think about what they want for their country.”
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