Elton John Says He’s Been Friendly With Donald Trump

Here’s a story you probably never thought you’d read today.

Now, we all know who this guy is, and at this point we’re all tired of hearing about him, so everything I’m going to say from now on is going to be short and to the point.

In 2019, Trump Referenced His appearance as “Rocket Man” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the NATO summit was a talking point for a few days, but you wouldn’t be blamed for forgetting about it. Many Something has obviously happened since then.

So in a recent interview VarietyThe legendary singer-songwriter spoke about the incident for the first time, and his reaction was, well, a bit unexpected.

“I laughed. I thought it was great,” he said of his reaction when he first heard Trump’s nickname. “I just thought, ‘Good for you, Donald.'”

Elton added that the former US president has “always been a fan of mine and has come to many of my concerts.”

“So I’ve always been friendly towards him and I appreciate his support. When he did that, I just thought it was so funny. It made me laugh.”

Now, I know what you’re all thinking, and apparently Elton was too, because in another interview he VarietyHe shared his thoughts on the upcoming US presidential election in general.

“I’m not going to go up on stage and tell people, ‘Vote Republican, vote Democrat,'” he said. “It doesn’t matter to me how they vote. They came to see me and I’m so grateful they came.”

“I just want people to vote for what’s fair, what’s important to them: the right to choose, the right to be who they are, and not have other people tell them what they should be. And that extends all the way to the Supreme Court.”

“I just hope that people make the right decision to find out what the future holds. Will it be a time of fire and brimstone… or will it be a calmer, safer place? People can vote for whoever they want, but for me, I love love.”

“I’m a loving person and I want to bring that love back to America. I feel like that’s been lost over the last 12 years.”