Alice Cooper has spoken out about Donald Trump’s return to workplace, and claimed that it occurred as a result of issues acquired “so ‘woke’” on the Democrats’ aspect.
The shock rocker spoke out concerning 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 means through the years – jokingly operating for workplace at each election since 1972. This began as a option 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 (through Far Out).
“If any president who performs golf says he doesn’t cheat, don’t vote for them,” he instructed The Occasions. “I’m not speaking about in competitors; when you’re taking part in an on a regular basis recreation amongst associates for bragging rights, then everybody cheats, proper? However Trump was good. He can play.”
When requested concerning the extent of their friendship, he mentioned, “We acquired 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 acquired so ‘woke’ with the Biden individuals, even they thought it was loopy,” he mentioned. “If a man says to a coworker, ‘I like your new gown,’ which means he now will get fired? That’s loopy.”
“It acquired so excessive that whoever ran in opposition to the Democrats was going to win,” he added. “America acquired sick of the stupidness, and all I can say is, in a capturing warfare, you don’t need a poodle; you need a pitbull.”
Whereas Cooper has not been outspoken in his political beliefs all through his profession, he did face backlash in 2023 when he spoke to Stereogum and mentioned 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 mentioned. “I discover it unsuitable while you’ve acquired 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 would 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 mentioned 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 along with his authentic Alice Cooper group to announce a one-off intimate present in London later this week.