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For Trump lookalike, crops mean more than social media fame By The Associated Press Posted Apr 25, 2018 at 4:30 PM Dolores Leis stands in a field on her farm Thursday in Galicia, in northern Spain, Thursday. Leis, has found unexpected fame on social media after many found she bore a striking resemblance to U.S. President Donald Trump. Thousands of responses flooded in last week after a journalist reporting on farming in northwestern Spain posted on Instagram a picture of Leis dressed in farm clothing with a hoe over her shoulder. ▲ Dolores Leis stands in a field on her farm Thursday in Galicia, in northern Spain, Thursday. Leis, has found unexpected fame on social media after many found she bore a striking resemblance to U.S. President Donald Trump. Thousands of responses flooded in last week after a journalist reporting on farming in northwestern Spain posted on Instagram a picture of Leis dressed in farm clothing with a hoe over her shoulder. ▲ --> MADRID — A woman in Spain has found unexpected fame on social media after many found she bore a striking resemblance to U.S. President Donald Trump. A journalist reporting on farming in northwestern Spain posted on Instagram a picture of Dolores Leis dressed in farm clothing with a hoe over her shoulder, prompting thousands of responses. The 64-year-old has since been asked to comment on pressing U.S. policy and international issues — though she has shown more concern for a moth plague threatening her potato crops. "I say that it must be because of the color of the hair," Leis told the La Voz de Galicia newspaper Tuesday She is different to Trump on one issue though — she doesn't use a mobile phone and has little interest in online chatter. Leis, who appears standing in the middle of her farming plot, her frowning face looking away from the camera and blond hair held by a diadem, has many fans now. "Can we replace Trump with this hard working lady?" one responder on Instagram asked. Others, who called Leis "Trump's Galician sister," made an online call to research the president's family roots in the Costa da Morte, or Death Coast, the rocky shore in northwestern Spain with a long history of shipwrecks. A Galician native who has lived in the same town since she married her husband four decades ago, Leis works at home and at her farm, where the reporter found her last week planting potatoes. Leis told the newspaper she has not felt overwhelmed by sudden fame because, without a smartphone, the online buzz is easy to ignore. "I look at everything that my daughters show me, but it never stung my curiosity to have one (phone)," she said. Most Popular Medford gun supporters prepare for ballot showdown Apr 21 at 5:04 PM Police: Cat killed during fight between couple Apr 19 at 6:36 PM A long view of home Apr 19 at 6:56 PM Nathan "Nate" Allen Joling Apr 25 at 8:51 AM Letters to the Editor, April 21 Apr 23 at 7:31 AM Woman charged in $7,000 Victoria's Secret underwear theft Apr 20 at 4:58 PM Man sentenced for raping, assaulting wife Apr 20 at 7:14 AM Roller Derby benefits kids battling cancer Apr 20 at 5:32 PM Driver who struck bulls must pay $23,268 Apr 24 at 7:16 AM Data breach or 'bogeyman'? Apr 23 at 7:32 AM Motorcyclist killed in east Medford crash Apr 23 at 9:02 AM Medford Sears weathers the retail storm Apr 23 at 4:43 PM © Copyright 2006-2018 Rosebud Media LLC. All rights reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com ~ P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501