Art Garfunkel, 84, Says He's Thinking of Leaving the U.S. Over Trump

Art Garfunkel is 84 years old, and he’s not mincing words. In a new interview with The Guardian, the music legend said he’s“thinking of leaving the country,”citing climate change, global hunger, and the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He even asked whether taking over a country is simply the new normal. That’s a long way from the gentle harmonies of“Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

He’s not the only star who’s floated an exit. Rosie O’Donnell actually relocated to Ireland, while James Cameron and Ellen DeGeneres have talked about leaving too. Still, one Democratic strategist told Fox News Digital that Garfunkel’s comments sound more like a political statement than an actual moving plan. Which raises the classic question: how many celebrities say they’re leaving versus how many actually go?

Whether or not Garfunkel books a flight, the story taps into something bigger, the way lots of people are asking whether America still feels like home. And when a voice that iconic says it out loud, it lands differently.

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