JK turns on the ‘mini-Trumps’

JK ROWLING has slammed the Leave campaign for having ‘the arrogance of a bunch of mini-Trumps’.

Writing on her website in a piece entitled On Monsters, Villains and the EU Referendum, the Harry Potter author described Donald Trump as a ‘fascist in all but name’.

She said the Republican Presidential candidate ‘has the temperament of an unstable nightclub bouncer, jeers at violence when it breaks out at his rallies and wears his disdain for women and minorities with pride. God help America. God help us all.’

Turning to the EU referendum, she said: ‘Of foreign leaders and would-be leaders, Trump is joined only by Vladimir Putin and [Marine] le Pen in urging Brexit upon the UK.

‘The Leave campaign is selling itself as the courageous option. Take a leap of faith, they say. Step off the cliff and let the flag catch you.

‘With the arrogance of a bunch of mini-Trumps they swear that everything will be glorious as long as we disregard the experts and listen to them.’

She concludes: ‘We take the benefits of EU membership for granted. In a few days’ time, we’ll have to decide which monsters we believe are real and which illusory.’