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Elton John’s music isn’t just the rally playlist. It’s the soundtrack of the Trump presidency for a commander in chief obsessed with celebrity and crowd size. nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/…
When Trump had Scaramucci declare that John was going to perform the inaugural, John sent Trump an email apologizing but declining - but saying he would play a UK state dinner if such an occasion arises. nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/…
Asked about that missive, John’s husband at first denied it existed, but when told of the details, he provided a copy of it. nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/…
Most presidents measure their successes based on their predecessors. Trump continues to measure himself against someone he sees as the type of global celebrity he admires most nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/…
Weeks ago, when Trump heard his crowd size in Manchester, NH had beat John’s, he spent days asking aides about the coverage - and seeing it as yet another etching in the book of infamy he keeps against the press, which he thinks denies him his due nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/…
It’s unclear whether John has had a role in bringing Trump’s focus to ending the AIDS epidemic, which he pledged to do by 2030 in his SOTU this year. But his letter focused on his own role in fighting the epidemic and nudged Trump gently toward what has been a bipartisan goal.
