Elton John has shared his thoughts about former President Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “Little Rocket Man,” after Elton John's hit song.
The “Tiny Dancer” singer, during an interview with Variety at the Toronto Film Festival last week, said Trump's nickname for the dictator “was so funny” it made her laugh.
“I laughed. I thought that was great,” John said. “I just thought, 'Good for you, Donald.' … Donald's been a fan of mine forever and he's come to a lot of my concerts. I mean, I've always been friendly towards him and I appreciate his support. When he did that, I just thought it was so funny. I laughed.”
In 2017, when North Korea conducted a series of high-profile weapons tests aimed at acquiring the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, Trump and Kim exchanged threats of destruction. Trump said he would rain “fire and fury” on North Korea and mocked Kim as “Little Rocket Man,” while Kim questioned Trump's sanity and said he would “tame the mentally deranged elderly Americans with fire.”
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Elton John arrived at the premiere screening of “Elton John: Never Too Late” held at Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via The Associated Press)
Relations between the two countries appeared to improve in 2019 when Trump became the first sitting US president to meet with the North Korean dictator. Trump has since described relations as friendly.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump met in 2019 inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at Panmunjom in South Korea. (Photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images)
“I was good friends with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. Let's not forget that I was the first person to walk across this country,” the former president told a crowd at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last week.
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John also spoke out about the upcoming US presidential election, telling Variety that he has no plans to go onstage to tell concert audiences this fall who they should vote for.
The “Rocket Man” singer said he wants people to vote for “what's fair.” (Michael Campanella/Redferns, File)
“I don't stand on stage and tell people, 'Vote Republican, Vote Democrat,' it doesn't matter to me how they vote. They come to see me, and I'm so grateful that they came,” John said. “What I wanted to say last night is… as Dick Cheney said the other day, there is danger. America is in a very precarious situation. And I love America, I always have, and I'm so grateful that this country has shaped me into who I am today.”
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“I just want people to vote for what's fair, what's important to them. The right to choose, the right to be who you are, and not have other people tell you what to do. And that extends to the Supreme Court,” the “Your Song” singer continued.
