Elton John has revealed his thoughts on former President Donald Trump nicknaming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” after one of the singer’s hit songs.
In a recent interview with Variety at the Toronto Film Festival, the “Tiny Dancer” singer revealed that he thought Trump’s nickname was hilarious.
“I laughed, I thought that was brilliant,” John said. “I just thought, ‘Good on you, Donald.’ … Donald’s always been a fan of mine, and he’s been to my concerts many, many times. So, I mean, I’ve always been friendly toward him, and I thank him for his support. When he did that, I just thought it was hilarious. It made me laugh.”
WATCH: Elton John refuses to slander Trump when Variety reporter asks how he felt about him naming Kim Jong Un ‘rocket man’; “I thought it was brilliant. I just thought good on you Donald. Donald’s always been a fan of mine——I thank him for his support.” pic.twitter.com/Ib1iDZuh9r
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The nickname first surfaced in 2017 when then-President Trump took a hard stance against North Korea’s saber-rattling and threats of nuclear warfare. After North Korea conducted a series of long-range missile tests and threatened strikes on the U.S. mainland, Trump said he would rain “fire and fury” on the totalitarian nation and referred to Kim Jong Un as “little Rocket Man.”
“You will see. It’s not a dare, it’s a statement. It has nothing to do with dare. That’s a statement. He’s not going to go around threatening Guam and he’s not going to threaten the United States and he’s not going to threaten Japan and he’s not going to threaten South Korea,” the president said at the time.
Trump has credited his no-nonsense approach to dealing with threats from North Korea with reigning in Kim Jong Un, who later agreed to a historic summit with the former president. After a series of meetings, Trump became the first sitting president to travel to North Korean territory and meet with the totalitarian leader when the two shook hands in the infamous Korean Demilitarized Zone and crossed the respective borders between North and South Korea.
Trump has vowed to continue talks with North Korea and work towards ending the long frozen Korean conflict and put an end to the rogue nations threats to the South Pacific region, the United States and the world at large.
Elsewhere in the interview with Variety, Elton John told the outlet that he will not be using his concerts to tell fans who they should vote for in November.
“I don’t go on stage and say to people, ‘You must vote for the Republicans, you must vote for the Democrats.’ It’s none of my business how they vote. They come to see me, and I’m so grateful they have,” John said.
Elton may vote for Trump!
He may very well do that James! But he’ll need to swim across the Rio Grande to qualify to vote here in Bidens America!
Elton John is a British citizen and therefore cannot vote in American elections. But, if he could, I believe he would vote for Trump..
Holy sheet!! First The Rock says he won’t be getting involved in politics and now Elton John is going to let Americans pick for themselves.
This is huge.. When left wing Hollywood starts to lose their grip on actors and artists then you know something big is happening.
Maybe one day I’ll try and cough up the $500 to see an Elton John show!!
Notice how desperate liberal commentators alway try to bait others to say something bad about Trump. This is so old and worthless
and THAT Folks is how great Entertainment used to be! Tickets didn’t use to cost $1000 and they didn’t threaten to leave the Country any time some other citizen did something not to their liking – they let the Professional Comedians handle those folks, like Johnny Carsons’ monologue or George Carlin. They were ENTERTAINERS and that is all they did – the greats like Reba McIntyre, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Grateful Dead, Phil Collins and Genesis before the split and so many more.
Way to Go Tiny Dancer. THIS right here proves we don’t need a PRIDE month ever again, Society accepted Elon Musk, Liberace and so many more, decades ago, without giving a hoot on their love life & sexual desires. The Great Artists appreciated the Fans and We went to see them and Appreciate Their Talent, Heart & Style. Elton John filled stadiums or wherever he played for 40+ years and IF that doesn’t show the younger generation that it is NOT necessary to announce your pronouns or wear Rainbow Flags head to toe to be you and accepted – what will. Thank you Elton John for your continued class. .
Always been a fan of both! Elton is a great artist and Trump a great leader! The current Cartel has done nothing but bad and Kalamity The Border Czar has done nothing positive either! She let murderers and drug dealers off, she opened the borders for votes and support of illegals on an already over taxed system!