PUBLISHED: 00:36, Sat, Jan 2, 2021 | UPDATED: 00:36, Sat, Jan 2, 2021
Link copiedPresident Obama held the top position in Gallup’s survey of the US’s most admired man for the last 12 years. But in this year’s poll, Mr Trump snapped the top spot from the former president despite losing November’s US election.
President Trump gained 18 percent of the survey’s vote while President Obama came in second place with 15 percent.
President-elect Joe Biden came in third place with 6 percent of the votes.
President Trump took to twitter after the Gallup poll results were released to claim that it proved he won November’s election.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerHe quoted remarks made by political commentator Mark Steyn, who has been filling in as a guest host on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight show.
Donald Trump has beaten Barack Obama to become America’s “most admired man” of 2020 (Image: getty)
President Trump took to twitter after the Gallup poll results were released (Image: Twitter/realDonaldTrump)
Mr Trump tweeted Mr Steyn’s quote: “Barack Obama was toppled from the top spot and President Trump claimed the title of the year’s Most Admired Man.
“Trump number one, Obama number two, and Joe Biden a very distant number three.
“That’s also rather odd given the fact that on November 3rd, Biden allegedly racked up millions more votes than Trump, but can’t get anywhere close to him in this poll.
“No incoming president has ever done as badly in this annual survey.”
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Donald Trump snapped the top spot from the former president (Image: getty)
