John Lydon on Donald Trump: “I’ll never like him. I’ll vote for him, but that’s about it”

nme.com:

John Lydon has spoken to NME about his past controversial championing of Donald Trump, describing him as “one of the most horrible little runts I’ve ever seen,” and clarifying “I’ll never like him.

I’ll vote for him but that’s about it.”For years, Lydon has dismayed some Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd fans with his enthusiasm for the 45th and 47th president of the United States, even donning a red MAGA (Make America Great Again) cap during interviews.

In 2017, he called Trump “magnificent” and “a cat amongst the pigeons“, before claiming that his opponents would “destroy” America.He would go on to call Trump “the only hope” and state that Joe Biden was “incapable” of leading the US.Addressing his contentious support, Lydon – who now lives in California – has now told NME he liked the idea of Trump as a disruptor rather than an individual. “It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

I’m not a slave to his system,” he said. “I don’t even like him. I met him once, a long time before he ran for election, and I thought he was one of the most horrible little runts I’ve ever seen.“But as a politician – which he’s not, which is a blessing – because of the state America is in, it’s so bad, it’s going to need a nasty-ass feller to fucking say no to a lot of it.