Jeremy Clarkson furiously hits back at claims he burned effigy of Donald Trump at his pub on Bonfire Night as he insists blond suit-wearing lookalike creation was actually Guy Fawkes
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Jeremy Clarkson has denied an effigy he burned on Guy Fawkes Night was a replica of Donald Trump after it sparked outrage among his fans.
The TV presenter, 64, shared an image of a dummy bearing a strong resemblance to Trump as it was engulfed in flames at his pub The Farmer's Dog in Oxfordshire on Guy Fakes Night, the same day as the US presidential election.
The effigy was dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and tie and it also appeared to featur Trump's distinctive hairstyle.
Alongside the snap, Jeremy wrote: 'Bonfire night at @thefarmersdogpub'.
However, Jeremy has strongly denied the effigy was meant to be Trump, writing on Instagram: 'Utter horses**t. If I was going to burn someone contemporary on our fire, it would be someone closer to home. But it was actually just Guy Fawkes.'
Jeremy Clarkson has denied an effigy he burned on Guy Fawkes Night was a replica of Donald Trump after it sparked outrage among his fans
The TV presenter, 64, shared an image of a dummy bearing a strong resemblance to Trump as it was engulfed in flames at his pub The Farmer's Dog in Oxfordshire
Jeremy has strongly denied the effigy was meant to be Trump, writing on Instagram: 'Utter horses**t'
The eggify was dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and tie and it also appeared to featur Trump's distinctive hairstyle
Jeremy shared the original image a few hours before it was confirmed Donald Trump had defeated Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States.
His post did not go down well with many of his Instagram followers who said they were supporters of Trump.
They wrote: 'Extremely disappointed'... 'At this point Clarkson has clearly lost it'... 'This is absolutely rubbish and astonishing'.
Others added: 'Anyway... looking forward to voting for TRUMP today!'... 'Thought you supported the working class. We support Trump.'
'Wild thing about this is that Trump actually supports farmers'... 'Sigh, this is disappointing.'
It comes afer Cara Delevingne launched into a furious tirade where she urged her friends to inflict 'four years of hell' on Republicans as Donald Trump was elected.
The supermodel, 32, led a legion of liberal luvvies in the UK including Paloma Faith and Dawn O'Porter, who shared their 'devastated' reactions as they woke to the news of Trump's election night sweep.
Supermodel Cara, who has a home in Los Angeles, sent out a defiant 'message to her friends' not to despair, but rather to focus on defeating Republicans, who she described as 'fascists, misogynists, bigots and liars'.
Her post said: 'A message to my friends: 'Trump will win the White House. The GOP has control of the Senate. This is gutting yes, but freeing too. We get to make every day over the next four years hell for fascists, misogynists, bigots and liars.
His post did not go down well with many of his Instagram followers who said they were supporters of Trump
'This is not the time to shrink. Nor the time to despair. This is the time for that classic Disney, larger than life, kinda gay, impossibly well dressed, unbelievably cool villainy. That punk rock, black parade guerrilla s***. This is our villain era.
'Make art. F** s** up. Build power. They are about to learn the hardest thing about gaining power is keeping it.'
Sharing a red-covered map of the United States, Dawn, who lived in the U.S. for 16 years, wrote: 'Feel like I'm going to cry for the rest of my life.'
Underneath, she added: 'This is breaking my heart. After all that, still this.'
After hearing the news, Paloma Faith said the country would be saying goodbye to 'women's rights, liberalism and freedom of speech', adding: 'Hello racism, hello capitalism, hello climate change, hello war, hello end of days.
Comparing the news to waiting for a sexual health screening test the day before, she said: 'Today feels like the whole country is waiting for an STD result.'
Cara Delevingne launched into a furious tirade where she urged her friends to inflict 'four years of hell' on Republicans as Trump was elected President
The supermodel, 32, led a legion of liberal luvvies in the UK including Paloma Faith and Dawn O'Porter, who shared their 'devastated' reactions as they woke to the news of Trump's election night sweep
As the country awoke to the news that Trump had won most of the major swing states and had already declared an early victory, stars shared their shock online
This morning she added another post, which read: 'Sadly the results came back positive.'
Also sharing her anguish on social media was activist Livia Firth, who made her despair known as she wrote: 'What is a word bigger than heartache?'
She said: 'Agony anguish bitterness despair grief heartache pain remorse sorrow suffering torment woe. Strong matches. affliction bale care desolation distress heartsickness regret rue torture.'
While some were disappointed by the news, other celebs shared their support for Trump and celebrated him steaming towards victory.
During the night, Victoria Baker-Harber shared a selfie of herself in bed sipping wine with the words 'world peace may just be one step closer' and pictures of Trump.
After hearing the news, Paloma Faith said the country would be saying goodbye to 'women's rights, liberalism and freedom of speech'
She added: 'Hello racism, hello capitalism, hello climate change, hello war, hello end of days'
Comparing the news to waiting for a sexual health screening test the day before, she said: 'Today feels like the whole country is waiting for an STD result
Sharing a red-covered map of the United States, Dawn, who lived in the U.S. for 16 years, wrote: 'Feel like I'm going to cry for the rest of my life'
Underneath, she added: 'This is breaking my heart. After all that, still this'
Hours later the former Made In Chelsea star shared a news headline that read 'Donald Trump will be president again', and 'yay!'.
Former TOWIE star Suzie Wells was also seemingly celebrating Trump, as she shared a video of supporter celebrating the win with the words: 'We’re sooooo back!!!!'
Former President Trump took the stage and declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning, cementing an extraordinary political comeback.
Minutes earlier news organizations called the 2024 presidential race for him.
'We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is that we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible,' he said.
'And it is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political thing.'
The moment of truth came earlier when Fox News called Pennsylvania, the biggest of the battleground prizes, followed by Wisconsin and then the entire race in his favor.
The Associated Press had still not called the election for Trump, but he claimed victory onstage nonetheless.
Also sharing her anguish on social media was activist Livia Firth, who made her despair known as she wrote: 'What is a word bigger than heartache?'
Carol Vorderman shared her thoughts on Trump on Wednesday morning
While some were disappointed by the news, other celebs shared their support for Trump and celebrated him steaming towards victory
Former TOWIE star Suzie Wells was also seemingly celebrating Trump, as she shared a video of supporter celebrating the win with the words: 'We’re sooooo back!!!!'
It meant Trump had won three of the key states, making victory inevitable.
'It's real,' screamed one young supporter who raced to the front of the crowd as if it were a mosh pit, high fiving friends and strangers.
He thanked his supporters and promised a golden age for the nation.
When he invited is running mate to the microphone, Sen. J.D. Vance said the result marked a remarkable turnaround in political fortunes.
'I thank you for the trust that you placed in me,' he said, 'and I think that we just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America.'
Four years ago, Trump was a defeated man. Within months he had left Washington D.C. under a cloud after his supporters ransacked the U.S. Capitol.
Allies deserted him and he headed for exile at Mar-a-Lago.
On Tuesday night, he was surrounded by supporters, friends and family at his Florida home as he regained his crown.
He led them out on stage at the Palm Beach County Convention Center where he delivered his victory speech in front of hundreds more supporters who had waited hours to see him.
'Most of all, I want to thank the millions of hard working Americans across the nation who have always been the heart and soul of this really great movement,' he said.
'We've been through so much together, and today, you showed up in record numbers to deliver a victory like really ... probably ... like no other. This was something special.'
The first big call was broadcast in the hall at 11:25pm, when North Carolina went to Trump.
The crowd's energy went quickly from nervously excited to joy mingled with relief.
- An earlier version of this article claimed that Jeremy Clarkson had burned an effigy of Donald Trump on Guy Fawkes Night. It has been updated to clarify that, while some of his followers on Instagram came to this conclusion, Mr Clarkson denies that the effigy was intended to represent anyone other than Guy Fawkes.
