--- title: JK Rowling Called Donald Trump the Most British Insult Ever description: J. K. Rowling just called Donald Trump something so British that American audiences may not understand it - here's what you need to know. canonical: https://time.com/4691778/j-k-rowling-on-trump-vicky-pollard/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-06T16:08:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:37.755Z og:title: J. K. 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Rowling Just Had the Most British Insult Ever for President Donald Trump by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2017 4:08 PM UTC  LONDON - NOVEMBER 22: Model Kate Moss (L) and Matt Lucas, as the Pollard sisters Katie and Vicky, perform onstage at "Little Britain's Big Night" charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief at the Hammersmith Apollo on November 22, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) LONDON - NOVEMBER 22: Model Kate Moss (L) and Matt Lucas, as the Pollard sisters Katie and Vicky, perform onstage at "Little Britain's Big Night" charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief at the Hammersmith Apollo on November 22, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)Dave Hogan-Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2017 4:08 PM UTC _Harry Potter_ author J. K. Rowling has long been vocal about her dislike of President Donald Trump. During the 2016 presidential campaign, the British author frequently took to Twitter to share that she felt Trump was “[offensive and bigoted](http://time.com/4338170/jk-rowling-donald-trump-harry-potter-bigot-offensive/?iid=sr-link5),” referring to him as “[a giant orange Twitter egg](http://time.com/4538245/jk-rowling-tweet-donald-trump/?iid=sr-link1)” and, perhaps most extreme, [comparing him to Voldemort](http://time.com/4140185/j-k-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/?iid=sr-link6). Now, Rowling has summoned up the most British insult possible in her tweets quoting the President’s tweets—calling him Vicky Pollard. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/838360072505995264) Vicky Pollard is the frequently tan, sweat suit loving, teen delinquent from the British comedy _Little Britain_. Played by actor Matt Lucas Vicky was fond of the phrase “Yeah but no but yeah but,” which was voted [the funniest catchphrase](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7070986/Little-Britains-Vicky-Pollard-takes-catchphrase-crown-for-yeah-but-no-but-yeah.html) in the UK, besting [_The Simpsons_ ](http://time.com/4564238/the-all-seeing-simpsons-predicted-donald-trumps-presidency-in-2000/?iid=sr-link1)“D’oh!” On the comedy, Vicky was known for long rants and would never accept responsibility for her actions. To take it further, Rowling tweeted out an imaginary Trump-as-Pollard saying: > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/838360233412079617) While _Little Britain_ enjoyed a short run on HBO in the States, the joke is resonating with British audiences responding to the tweet with jokes comparing classic Vicky lines to Trump’s tweets and even Photoshop art. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4691778/j-k-rowling-on-trump-vicky-pollard/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4691778/j-k-rowling-on-trump-vicky-pollard/"},"headline":"J.K. 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