“So it looks like it’s going to come down to our senile president (Biden) or Trump. And if Trump wins, I’m moving. I’m going to France… And I’m serious. I’ve been looking. I’m gonna buy a home in France and get the hell out of here.”
— Don Dokken
Metal Sludge — Joining a list of celebrities who vowed to flea the U.S.A. if Donald Trump became President, Don Dokken (using celebrity mildly of course) has stated he will bail American soil if Trump wins the next Presidency.
During the 2016 run for Presidency, Trump was making plenty of friends, and plenty of enemies too!
Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dog and Chelsea Handler all said they would leave the country if Trump won… he did win, and by all accounts, none of them left the U.S.A..
Now in 2023, as the race for the White House heats up again, for the 2024 campaign, Dokken lead vocalist Don Dokken has said he will move to France if Trump wins.
Blabbermouth has run an article detailing Dokken‘s words and we’ve shared part of that below.
In a new interview with Ernest Skinner of Canada’s Border City Rock Talk, DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken offered his views on the current political situation in America, particularly as it pertains to the upcoming presidential election. The 70-year-old singer, who moved to New Mexico several years ago after living in Los Angeles much of his life, said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I used to watch our local [television] station. And, of course, there was always the battle between Fox News and CNN. Fox News was, like, ‘Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump.’ And then CNN was more liberal. And now I can’t turn it on. Every five minutes, ‘Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump.’ Trump must be laughing his ass off ’cause he’s getting millions and millions of dollars in free press. This guy’s got, like — what? — 29 felonies against him, and he’s running for president. But if one of those he gets convicted of, you can’t be a president with a felony. He’s trying to push it all back till after the election. But then I look and it says that there’s eight people running [for president] in America. [Their support is] 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, Trump 49 [percent], Biden 50 [percent]. So it looks like it’s going to come down to our senile president or Trump. And if Trump wins, I’m moving. I’m going to France… And I’m serious. I’ve been looking. I’m gonna buy a home in France and get the hell out of here.”
Other notable celebs who stated they’d move if Trump were to win were Amy Schumer, Jimmy Kimmel, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg and Cher.
In the meantime, Dokken is still out on the road playing shows for weekend fly-in dates.
Dokken continued in the article stating: “Our laws should be changed,” he said. “When you see the Congress and senators and congressmen, they’re all 80 years old. No — there should be a term limit of four years or something like that.
“We have a channel here in America, and you can watch the Congress and you can see all these people. And you see the camera pan around. It looks like they’re all ready to drop dead any minute, and they can’t talk without a teleprompter.
“We have to amend our Constitution and amend the laws,” he continued. “I don’t think anybody 80 years old should be passing laws about abortion — pro life, against life, it’s not right. Everybody should have their own decision, not some geezer that’s suffering from Alzheimer’s.”
Don Dokken who recently turned 70 talking about age and retirement is pretty rich for sure.
Back in March of 2023 Metal Sludge published our article ‘RATE THIS 1-10 … Dokken performs “Kiss Of Death”, the band is on Fire but Lead Vocals by Don might be the Biggest Train Wreck ever Recorded.’
Metal Sludge wrote: “If you are sensitive to harsh criticism, then please be advise to not read further, log off and go elsewhere. Don Dokken might be the worst rock singer on the planet earth in 2023.“
Read the full article about Don‘s singing voice, or lack-thereof right here.
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