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Rod Stewart Ends Friendship With Donald Trump Over Israel Policy

Stewart cited President Trump’s weapons sales to Israel as the breaking point following his recovery from the flu ahead of his June 29 Glastonbury performance.

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Overview

  • Stewart said he no longer considers President Donald Trump a friend after years of attending Christmas parties at Mar-a-Lago and living nearby in Florida.
  • He described Trump as unrecognizable since taking office and criticized his treatment of women as unacceptable.
  • The singer pointed to the president’s continued arms sales to Israel as the final straw in severing their decades-long bond.
  • In the same interview, Stewart condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza campaign, likening it to historical atrocities.
  • After cancelling several US dates due to flu, Stewart is set to headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on June 29.