Recently, the leader of the revolution has been mocked by Donald Trump; a career showman, and the current president of the United States.
In stark contrast to the scholar from Tehran stands a man who built his controversial empire on spectacle.
Donald Trump, who traded the glitz of reality TV for the White House, has shown over and over again that he is still more suited to late-night television than serious diplomacy.
While Ayatollah Khamenei's legitimacy stems from decades of religious learning and revolutionary struggleTrumps ascension is fueled by branding, controversy, and celebrity and his record tells a different storyone of broken promises, fractured alliances, and personal scandal.