John Legend has attacked Donald Trump for his response to the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the US, describing him as a “bigot” with a “sick mind”.
The singer, 41, said the US would be in a “weaker position” as long as he remained president and that it was an “urgent priority” he was removed from power.
He also claimed Mr Trump wanted to use the military to “wage war” on the nation’s “undesirable citizens”. Legend, who is releasing his seventh studio album Bigger Love, has been a vocal opponent of Mr Trump, criticising his handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Speaking during an online listening party for his album, he said: “President Trump is obviously a bigot, he has been a bigot his entire life, his father was a bigot. “It’s part