Stephen Hawking thinks Trump is a ‘demagogue’ (Picture: Danny Martindale/WireImage)

Stephen Hawking is one of the most intelligent people in the world – but there’s one thing even he can’t work out.

Asked if he could explain the popularity of Donald Trump, the physicist told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: ‘I can’t. He is a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.’


Ouch.

Professor Hawking knows more about black holes and the universe than most of us could ever learn, so it’s telling that he has been stumped by Trump.

He has previously joked about the intelligence of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate.

Trump is no stranger to criticism (Picture: Joey Foley/WireImage)

Professor Hawking also called on Brits to vote to remain part of the EU in next month’s referendum.



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He said: ‘Gone are the days we could stand on our own, against the world. We need to be part of a larger group of nations, both for our security, and our trade.

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‘The possibility of our leaving the EU has already led to a sharp fall in the pound, because the markets judge that it will damage our economy.

‘There are two obvious reasons why we should stay in. The first is that it promotes the mobility of people. Students can come here from EU countries to study, and our students can go to other EU universities.

More importantly, at the level of research, the exchange of people enables skills to transfer more quickly, and brings new people with different ideas, derived from their different backgrounds.

‘The other reason is financial. The European Research Council has given large grants to UK institutions, either to foster research or to promote exchanges.’