Another day, another musician speaking out against Donald Trump. This time, a music legend who voted for the president is offering him some blunt advice.
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Pat Boone had some choice words for the current administration.
"Hello Mr. President, Pat Boone here," the singer said in a
Facebook video. "Been a while since I spoke to you or about you, but really I feel like I am your friend. I voted for you back when you were running for president, and you were calling people names in the debates."I cautioned you that you should not be doing something that makes you sound like a schoolboy on the playground, but if you want to be president you should sound like a president and be presidential."
"You did not take my advice much at the time, but you have done a lot of things in the meanwhile. However, right now I feel like you are very tired," he continued. "And I'm worried that many of us haven't prayed enough for you because I feel like you are wearing out and you are feeling the pressure and expressing yourself in ways that are not becoming to you. They are not presidential."
Boone continued with his advice for Trump, suggesting that the president stay quiet for a couple of days and step away from the press.
Advice for Trump
"So, may I recommend something to you?" he said. "That you be quiet. That you quit talking about the things that you want people to be proud of. Let them discover those things for themselves, and also please be polite to women and quit calling names."
Boone's comments come amid an escalating battle between the Trump administration and the press. Trump recently barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, prompting major television networks to suspend pool coverage in protest.
"Don't even come to a press conference," Boone said. "Of course, you are not wanting many of them to be there anyway. So, let it be empty. Let there be nobody to ask you any questions. Nobody to hear what you want to say or possibly brag about."
Boone suggested Trump could learn from former President Ronald Reagan's approach to the press.
"And then as you hear nothing, the deafening roar of silence, it may convince you that being like Ronald Reagan and using a sense of humor as well as being very polite and respectful will get you more hearers, better reporting, more support while there is still time."
The music legend added, "I say this as a friend, try for just a little while to be quiet."
