Donald Trump tweet demonstrates he has no idea who Jeremy Corbyn is

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Liza Hearon
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A Labour supporter was basking in his 15 minutes of Internet fame Saturday after Donald Trump retweeted a picture of the user's "dad"-- which was actually Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected leader of the UK's Labour Party.

"@HamishP95: @realDonaldTrump My Dad is thinking of voting for the first time ever for you. pic.twitter.com/1u9qi8qUPc" Great.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2015

@HamishP95, whose Twitter bio says he's "probably a professional troll," seemed delighted with the whole thing. No word from Trump yet on how he feels about the 66-year-old leftwing British politician.

TRUMP TWEETED MY PIC OF JEREMY— Hamish (@HamishP95) September 12, 2015

I have ruined an election campaign— Hamish (@HamishP95) September 12, 2015

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