Yes, There Are Donald Drumpf (Sorry, Donald Trump) Supporters In Australia

Many Australians have been watching Donald Trump’s surprisingly-resilient Presidential campaign with... let's call it 'bemusement'.

His projected victories on Super Tuesday – in which would-be candidates can collect a whole heap of delegates from about a dozen voting states – suggest he has the right-wing Republican party's nomination all locked up, inspiring nervous collar-pulling from people around the world (and even within his party).

(Probably not Hillary Clinton though; polls indicate the likely left-wing Democratic party's nominee would make quick work of Trump in a general election.)

News Corp, however, has found some locals willing to speak about their support of the business magnate’s run for America’s highest office.

Wondering who makes up his fan base in Australia?

People who are “under 40, male, and well-educated,” says the administrator of an Australian pro-Trump Facebook group. (He didn’t give his name, so maybe “shy” is another worthy adjective.)

Some of them aren't traditionally right-leaning, either.

“We tend not to be members of the Liberals... because we’ve always found them to be against our interests, or because of Malcolm Turnbull,” he added.

So, why do they adore Trump so?

“Trump loves the military and the vets, but he’s the least bellicose candidate left in this race. A military that’s so big and so powerful that you don’t have to use it is exactly what we want,” the nameless administrator continued.

“I think most importantly, he is bringing back a culture of free speech. Legal protections like the First Amendment mean nothing if you could lose your job, your security and so on for having an unpopular opinion.”

News Corp spoke to a couple other supporters and you can read more of their reasoning here (except no one seemed to want to discuss Trump's opinion on banning Muslims from entering America, or his proposal to build a war dividing the U.S. and Mexico).

Elsewhere on Facebook, some Aussie fans have even made a ‘Donald Trump for Australian Prime Minister’ page, which seems like a stretch, but then again, so has Trump’s entire campaign thus far.

Though the 'Likes' on these pages may not seem voluminous, it's not unreasonable to think there are many within Australia who would welcome 'President Trump'; if the race is whittled down to just Hillary and The Donald (again, depending on the remaining primary results), ‘President Trump’ becomes an undeniable possibility.

News Corp asked senior lecturer at the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre, David Smith, what that would mean for Australians.

Not mincing words, Dr. Smith concluded that it could be a “global disaster”.

“We really just don’t know how he would behave as president,” he added.

“It’s quite possible that Trump could spook markets in a way that could have negative effects for the economy overall. If he’s going to get involved in the trade war with China, really, nobody is going to win that war.”

We may get to find out first-hand if Donald Trump is swept into office later this year.

Or, should that be “Donald Drumpf”, as shared by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight?

Mild language warning.

Photo: HBO.