Rod Stewart is done staying quiet. And at 81, the legendary rocker is taking direct aim at his former neighbor — President Donald Trump — after the president belittled NATO forces who fought and died alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Trump’s latest controversy erupted Thursday during an appearance on Fox News, where he dismissed NATO as something America “never needed” and claimed allied soldiers avoided the front lines. His remarks minimized a two-decade war that cost 457 British lives and hundreds more from Canada, France, Germany, and other allied nations.
Stewart, who lived near Trump in South Florida before the two clashed publicly over politics and property disputes, did not hold back. In a blistering Instagram video, the singer stared into the camera and delivered a message he said Trump “should have learned decades ago.”
“This is beyond disrespect,” Stewart said. “Those troops fought and gave us our freedom. They bled on the same battlefields as Americans. And Trump — a draft dodger — stands there and acts like they never mattered.”
He grew emotional as he spoke about the families of the fallen.
“We lost over 400 of our guys,” he said. “Think about the parents who got that knock on the door. Think about the kids who grew up without their dads. And then imagine hearing the president of the United States call them cowards. It’s unbearable.”
In the U.K., Trump’s comments triggered immediate political backlash. Sources within Westminster told us Prime Minister Keir Starmer was “deeply concerned” and privately described Trump’s remarks as “a reckless insult to every allied soldier who fought beside American forces.” A senior Labour aide added, “The British public will not tolerate an American president rewriting history to score points.”
Even Nigel Farage — one of Trump’s closest British allies — is now under pressure to respond. Stewart directly called on both Starmer and Farage to demand a public apology from Trump, saying, “Silence from allies only encourages him.”
Military experts say Trump’s comments feed a growing rift between the United States and Europe in his second term, especially as NATO nations debate how to respond to Trump’s demands for increased funding and his repeated threats to withdraw support for long-standing defense agreements.
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Mark Ellison told us, “If you were on the ground in Afghanistan, you know the truth. NATO troops fought hard. They died there. These weren’t support roles. These were real battles. The president is rewriting history, and it’s dangerous.”
For Stewart, the issue is deeply personal. He has long been an outspoken supporter of veterans’ charities, often appearing at events for British troops returning from Afghanistan. In a 2013 interview, he recalled visiting military hospitals and meeting “kids missing limbs who still had more courage in their little fingers than most politicians.”
That memory resurfaced as he ended his video message.
“You can disagree on policy,” Stewart said, “but you do not insult the dead. Not in my country. Not in yours.”
As global leaders brace for yet another NATO storm fueled by the Trump White House, Stewart’s scorched-earth rebuke may be the first of many voices demanding accountability from a president who continues to redefine — and inflame — America’s alliances.
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Another genius with an opinion nobody gives a crap about. They never learn.
The whole world is now agonizingly aware what an idiot Trump is. Good for Rod.
Dufus Rod needs to just focus on singing bubblegum music…
Great job Rod. Trump doesn\’t know shit about the military and neither does his administration. They are a disgrace to America.
MORON stick to music
NATO troops also raped little girls
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Another has been bits the dirt.