Rod Stewart criticises former friend Donald Trump for supporting Israel: “It’s annihilation”
Rod Stewart has condemned President Donald Trump over his support of Israel and revealed they are no longer friends.
Before Trump became president, he was a neighbour of Stewart’s, and they would occasionally spend time together. “I’m not a great fan of Trump. I knew him very, very well. I used to go to his house,” Stewart shared in a new interview with the Radio Times.
Stewart continued: “I live literally half a mile away… We’re both on the beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties. 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.”
The rock singer then claimed to the Radio Times that Trump has become a different person since he was first elected into the White House in 2016, stating, “But since he became President, he became another guy. Somebody I didn’t know.”
Stewart then explained how Trump’s support of Israel’s war on Gaza means he no longer considers him to be a friend, sharing, “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 also attacked the British government for their involvement in the conflict, adding, “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 Netanyahu is doing to the Palestinians is exactly what happened to the Jews.”
Stewart added: “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.”
In the same interview with the Radio Times, Stewart looked ahead to his highly anticipated performance at Glastonbury later this month. The Faces frontman, who previously headlined Worthy Farm in 2002, will play the legend’s slot on the Pyramid Stage on June 29th, and said of the show: “It’s difficult because they only gave me an hour-and-a-quarter slot. So I begged them: can I do another 15 minutes? Because usually I play for two hours.”
Stewart added: “It means that there’s a lot of songs that people love that I won’t be able to play – and I’ve got three guests coming on.”
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