Art Garfunkel says Donald Trump and global warming are making him want to “leave” America

Art Garfunkel has admitted that he is considering “leaving America” due to global warming and Donald Trump. READ MORE: Art Garfunkel tells us about reconciling with Paul Simon: “I burst into tears – and then there were hugs” Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, Garfunkel expressed his dismay over the current administration in the United States under President Trump. “I don’t like America’s position at all. I’m not aboard, and I’m thinking of leaving the country, frankly. It’s real that the planet is getting warmer, that the water’s rising, that so many people are starving,” he said. “When Donald Trump took over Venezuela, are those the new rules? Just take over a country and run it? It’s shocking, and you think: how on earth are we gonna change the presidency?” His comments come eight months after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and brought him to the United States to face federal charges. Despite Garfunkel’s pessimism he added: “Trump won’t last forever. So we’ve got to hope.” Garfunkel is not the only celebrity who has threatened to quit the US because of Trump. Previously, Avatar director James Cameron said he was “sickened” by Trump’s re...