In a new interview with Radio Times, Rod Stewart revealed that while he once considered Donald Trump a good friend, that is no longer the case. According to Stewart, Trump changed significantly after being elected President.
“I’m not a great fan of Trump,” the musician said. “I knew him very, very well. I used to go to his house.”
As Stewart explained, he and Trump have been neighbors in Palm Beach, Florida for quite some time. “I live literally half a mile away. We’re both on the beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties,” he said, before implying that Trump is a misogynist. “He’s always been a bit of a man’s man. I liked him for that. But he didn’t, as far as I’m concerned, treat women very well.”
“Since he became president, he became another guy. Somebody I didn’t know,” Stewart added.
When asked if he still counts him as a friend, Stewart replied that Trump’s support of Israel is a deal breaker for him.
“No, I can’t any more. As long as he’s selling arms to the Israelis – and he still is. How’s that war ever gonna stop?” he said, referencing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. “And we should stop selling them as well. What did Starmer say yesterday? They dropped the talks on trade? What f***ing difference is that gonna make? Someone’s gotta do something.
“What [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu is doing to the Palestinians is exactly what happened to the Jews. It’s annihilation, and that’s all he wants to do – get rid of them all. I don’t know how they sleep at night.”
