Or like Ronald Reagan. I kinda think it depends on the person.
Yeah, it’s not like Reagan had a decades-long political career and helped build the conservative movement before he ran for President...
In terms of “celebrity” Reagan by 1966 was a relic of the forties and more recently a narrator for a long running western TV series. Same with his good friend and California senator George Murphy. Neither had the kind of name recognition that Trump has cultivated, nor was theirs based on the kind of borderline risque (owner of Miss USA and Universe with serial blonde bombshell trophy wives anyone?) Richie Rich lifestyle. Reagan’s kind of celebrity was something he had to overcome to be taken seriously, so in that respect there may be some similarity. But, forgive the bluntness, beyond that Donald Trump doesn’t amount to a pimple on Ronald Reagan’s a$$.