Elton John has praised former President Donald Trump's nickname for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, calling it “brilliant.”
in Interview and VarietyThe 77-year-old singer was asked how he felt when President Trump referred to the North Korean dictator as “Little Rocket Man,” a reference to Trump's hit song “Rocket Man.”
“I laughed. I thought it was amazing,” the singer explained. “I just thought, 'Good for you, Donald. Rocket man, yeah.' Donald's been a fan of mine forever and he's come to a lot of my concerts.”
As Breitbart News previously reported, Trump gave the North Korean leader the nickname in 2017 following the country's “ballistic missile tests and advancement of its nuclear program.”
John added that he is “friendly” with Trump and thanks him for supporting him.
“I've always been friendly towards him and I appreciate his support,” John added. “Yeah, when he did that I just thought it was so funny and it made me laugh.”
In 2018, President Trump told reporters that he planned to give Kim Jong Un the Elton John album containing “Rocket Man.”
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed in his 2022 memoir that the then-president had to explain the meaning of the nickname.
As revealed in Mike Pompeo's 2022 memoir, “Never Give an Inch,” President Trump apparently had to explain the meaning of the nickname to Kim Jong Un, as the supreme leader didn't know the “Tiny Dancer” singer. Trump then reportedly signed an Elton John CD as a gift for Kim Jong Un.
The singer has previously tried to remain neutral in her musical performances, having previously performed at conservative radio legend Rush Limbaugh's fourth wedding and Trump's wedding He spoke to former first lady Melania Trump about former Vice President Dick Cheney's description of Trump as a “threat” to the United States.
John explained that while he's “not going to stand on stage and tell people, 'You have to vote Republican, you have to vote Democrat,'” he believes the United States is “in a very precarious situation.”
“I just want to vote for what's fair, what's important to people: the right to choose, the right to be who you are, and not have other people tell you what you should be,” the singer told the outlet, “and that extends to the Supreme Court.”
