The 92-year-old former teen idol turned conservative<\/a> crooner addressed Trump, 80, directly in a video posted to Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHello Mr. President, Pat Boone here,\u201d Boone said. \u201cBeen a while since I spoke to you or about you, but really I feel like I am your friend.\u201d<\/p>\n Boone referenced his past support for Trump, saying, \u201cI voted for you back when you were running for president, and you were calling people names in the debates.\u201d<\/p>\n Boone met Trump at a fundraiser at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago<\/a> estate while Trump was hosting \u201cThe Apprentice,\u201d the Daily Best <\/a>reports. The two have remained friends with Boone speaking publicly about their conversations over the years, including a 2016 phone call during Trump\u2019s presidential campaign when Boone urged him to stop \u201ccalling names\u201d and act more presidential, according to the Jerusalem Post<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cI cautioned you that you should not be doing something that makes you sound like a schoolboy on the playground, but if you want to be president you should sound like a president and be presidential,\u201d Boone referenced his previous advice in Friday\u2019s video,<\/p>\n \u201cYou did not take my advice much at the time, but you have done a lot of things in the meanwhile, however, right now I feel like you are very tired,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I’m worried that many of us haven’t prayed enough for you because I feel like you are wearing out and you are feeling the pressure and expressing yourself in ways that are not becoming to you. They are not presidential.\u201d<\/p>\n Boone then suggested that Trump stop publicly discussing his accomplishments and avoid attacking others.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, may I recommend something to you?\u201d he said. \u201cThat you be quiet. That you quit talking about the things that want people to be proud of. Let them discover those things for themselves, and also please be polite to women and quit calling names.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly insulted female reporters who ask him challenging questions about his administration\u2019s policies, including telling one \u201cquiet, piggy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Boone also suggested that the press refrain from covering Trump for several days.<\/p>\n \u201cDon’t even come to a press conference,\u201d he said. \u201cOf course, you are not wanting many of them to be there anyway. So, let it be empty. Let there be nobody to ask you any questions. Nobody to hear what you want to say or possibly brag about. And then as you hear nothing, the deafening roar of silence, it may convince you that being like Ronald Reagan and using a sense of humor as well as being very polite and respectful will get you more hearers, better reporting, more support while there is still time.\u201d<\/p>\n Boone ended his message by again emphasizing that he was speaking to Trump as a friend.<\/p>\n \u201cI say this as a friend, try for just a little while to be quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n The message came as Trump has continued his public clashes with news organizations and other critics. On Friday, Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW<\/a> and Politico would be barred from the White House, accusing the outlets of reporting \u201cFAKE NEWS.\u201d Sure enough, on Saturday morning, journalists from all three organizations were blocked from entry.<\/a><\/p>\n Boone’s comments also came during a week of heightened attention surrounding Trump’s relationship with the media and the Kennedy Center<\/a>, where Trump has been involved in a dispute over the future of the performing arts institution.<\/p>\n The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n![\"Singer](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1999342785...jpeg\")
Singer Pat Boone advised his ‘friend’ President Donald Trump in a social media post Friday to ‘be quiet’ amid his recent ramped-up rhetoric (Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Boone,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2295314855...jpeg\")
Boone, who has supported Trump and considers him a friend, has urged the president to stop \u2018calling names\u2019 and adopt a more presidential tone, including during a 2016 phone call (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n