84-Year-Old Grammy Winner ‘Thinking Of Leaving The Country’ Because Of President Trump

Garfunkel went on to admit that he has been thinking seriously about fleeing the United States.

“I’m not aboard, and I’m thinking of leaving the country, frankly,” the “The Sound of Silence” singer said. “It’s real that the planet is getting warmer, that the water’s rising, that so many people are starving.”

“When Donald Trump took over Venezuela, are those the new rules? Just take over a country and run it?” Garfunkel added. “It’s shocking, and you think: how on earth are we gonna change the presidency?”

The 84-year-old singer went on to declare, “But Trump won’t last forever. So we’ve got to hope.”

Garfunkel — who has spent years taking long-distance walks across the United States, Japan, and Europe — also noted that he would still love to “Sail around the world, see India and China, sing in South America,” before adding, “I don’t wanna go into space.”

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thanks for letting us know he's still alive

— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) September 8, 2026

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Folk Singer Art Garfunkel Considering Leaving U.S. Over Trump

Hey Art! There is no "consider", just "DO!". Just do it. Go. Now.https://t.co/iXfiFhcixb

— GiveMeLiberty (@ru23052) September 8, 2026

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Why is it when a washed up celeb wants a headline they always invoke the name Donald J Trump?

— Christopher J King (@kingchris0719) September 8, 2026

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Numerous celebrities have been outspoken critics of President Donald Trump and his administration’s controversial polices in recent years, including Rosie O’Donnell, Robert De Niro, Mark Hamill, Madonna, Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Parsons, John Oliver, Bruce Springsteen, Diego Luna, James Cameron, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg, just to name a few.

However, while some Hollywood notables have threatened to leave the United States over the years due to Trump, whether it was ahead of his first term in the White House or his second, only a few have actually made the move to another country. Some have directly cited Trump and the current state of American politics as the reason for leaving, while others have mentioned different reasons, but hinted at the heated political climate plaguing the U.S.

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