Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor called President Donald Trump a “grotesque person” and a “f**king vulgarian” while sharing his thoughts about the 2016 presidential election in an interview this week.
In a lengthy and wide-ranging interview published in Vulture Wednesday, Reznor said he’s still coping with the outcome of Election Night.
“I’m sure I’m doing what many people are trying to do in response to the election: understand, quantify, justify, rationalize, find comfort, feel animosity, should I say something? Should I do something? Should I give up?” Reznor said.
The 52-year-old father said he avoids talking about politics with his children because of how “embarrassing the president is.”
“Well, the weird thing now is looking at politics as a father. My kids walk in the room and I’ve got CNN or MSNBC on and I have to hit the mute button because I don’t want to get into a discussion about how embarrassing the president is,” Reznor said, adding: “He’s a f**king vulgarian. Aside from whatever ideological beliefs he has — if he has any — he’s a grotesque person who represents everything I hate.”
“I’m repulsed by everything about him and he’s the president, you know? I haven’t figured out how to rationalize that to my kids’ beautiful little optimistic minds,” he continued. “I grew up in a sh*tty little town full of Trump voters, so I think I can I understand the point of view of someone who supports his message. What I don’t understand is supporting that messenger.”
Read Reznor’s full interview with Vulture here.
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