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Elton John: Donald Trump’s Rocket Man nickname for Kim Jong-un was ‘brilliant’ and ‘hilarious’
Speaking at Toronto film festival, John thanks Trump for support but does not endorse either candidate for November’s US election
Elton John has praised Donald Trump’s “hilarious” use of John’s hit Rocket Man as a nickname for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Trump has frequently used the nickname, including during a diplomatic crisis between the US and North Korea in 2017, saying in an address to the United Nations: “Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.”
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