Alice Cooper has spoken out about Donald Trump’s return to workplace, and claimed that it occurred as a result of issues received “so ‘woke’” on the Democrats’ aspect.
The shock rocker spoke out in regards to the billionaire and Republican celebration chief returning to the White Home throughout a brand new interview with The Occasions.
Whereas the singer doesn’t usually communicate out about political issues, he has gotten concerned within the elections in a lighthearted manner over time – jokingly operating for workplace at each election since 1972. This began as a solution to promote his single ‘Elected’, which got here out that 12 months, and has continued each 4 years since.
Within the newest interview, the ‘Poison’ singer shared why he thinks Trump was profitable in his second marketing campaign, and referred to the time he beforehand claimed that the POTUS cheated whereas they had been taking part in golf (by way of Far Out).
“If any president who performs golf says he doesn’t cheat, don’t vote for them,” he advised The Occasions. “I’m not speaking about in competitors; in the event you’re taking part in an on a regular basis sport amongst buddies for bragging rights, then everybody cheats, proper? However Trump was good. He can play.”
When requested in regards to the extent of their friendship, he stated, “We received alongside OK,” earlier than sharing why he thought Trump gained the election in 2024.
“Look, America has been having a slow-motion nervous breakdown for some time now. It received so ‘woke’ with the Biden individuals, even they thought it was loopy,” he stated. “If a man says to a coworker, ‘I like your new gown,’ meaning he now will get fired? That’s loopy.”
“It received so excessive that whoever ran in opposition to the Democrats was going to win,” he added. “America received sick of the stupidness, and all I can say is, in a taking pictures warfare, you don’t need a poodle; you need a pitbull.”
Whereas Cooper has not been outspoken in his political views all through his profession, he did face backlash in 2023 when he spoke to Stereogum and stated being transgender could possibly be “a fad”.
“[I’m] understanding that there are circumstances of transgender [but] I’m afraid that it’s additionally a fad, and I’m afraid there’s lots of people claiming to be this simply because they wish to be that,” he stated. “I discover it flawed whenever you’ve received a six-year-old child who has no concept. He simply desires to play, and also you’re complicated him telling him, ‘Yeah, you’re a boy, however you could possibly be a lady if you wish to be. ’”
The feedback led to him having his collaboration with make-up model Vampyre Cosmetics scrapped.
In different Alice Cooper information, the singer has stated he hopes Oasis‘ present reunion tour lasts and he has supplied some pleasant recommendation to Liam and Noel Gallagher to maintain them from “squabbling”. He has additionally reunited together with his unique Alice Cooper group to announce a one-off intimate present in London later this week.
