The musician said he used to like the former president’s’ male ‘way, but said that, in his view, Trump’ did not treat women very well ”
Music criticizes US support to Israel and says former president “changed completely” after taking office.
Rod Stewart spoke openly about the end of friendship with his former neighbor in Florida: the president Donald Trump.
In an interview with Radio Timesthe singer revealed that he knew Trump “Very, very well” and that the two used to spend a lot of time together when they lived nearby, “literally less than a kilometer.” “I went to his house,” he said Stewart. “We shared the same beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties.”
The musician said that, at one point, he admired the “male” way of Trumpbut made a caveat: “He didn’t treat women very well, in my opinion.” And added that, since Trump He assumed the presidency, “became someone else. Someone I didn’t know.”
Stewart stated that it can no longer consider Trump A friend, mainly because of the war in Gaza and the continuous supply of weapons by the United States (and also the United Kingdom) to Israel.
“As long as he continues to sell weapons to the Israelis (and still) how will this war end?” He asked. “And we [Reino Unido] We should also stop selling… what [o primeiro-ministro israelense Benjamin] Netanyahu It is doing with the Palestinians is exactly what happened to the Jews. It is annihilation. And that’s all he wants to: eliminate everyone. I don’t know how they can sleep at night. ”
Earlier this month, Rod StewartHe was forced to cancel and postpone some shows in the United States while recovering from a flu. To date, he should return to the stage on June 29, when it will be the main attraction of the Pyramid stage in Glastonbury Festivaloccupying the traditional legends slot.
He returns to North America shortly thereafter, with a tour that starts on July 3 in Quebec, and continues until mid -September. Rod Stewart It is also scheduled to resume your residence in Colosseum do Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas, from September 24.
This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Jon Blistein on June 18, 2025, and can be checked here.
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Source: Rollingstone
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