From his Comedy Central show

Jim Jefferies has launched a campaign NEVER to run for President.

The comic vowed he would never stand for office – which being born in Australia would preclude him from anyway – to try to reverse the trend of anti-intellectuallism in America.

His comments came as he discussed the 'reverse renaissance' where knowledge is no longer valued, especially for political reasons, given that Donald Trump even boasted that he polled highly among those who did not get college degrees.

But on his late-night show, Jefferies also roasted graduates for getting into deep debt to acquire skills they could not use – and that would not necessarily make them smarter.

The show airs on Comedy Central UK, which released the below clip, every Friday night:

Published: 24 Jul 2017