American singer and actor Pat Boone is getting vocal with free advice for his friend President Donald Trump, and that is to “be quiet.”
The 92-year-old who starred in 1959’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” posted a text and video message to the commander in chief on X late Friday night, saying: “Mr. President, I say this as a friend. For just a little while, try being quiet. You may be surprised how loudly that silence speaks.”
Boone says he’s “known and supported President Trump for many years, and I offer these thoughts in the spirit of friendship and concern.
“Sometimes the strongest thing a leader can do is say less, listen more, and let his actions speak for themselves. I’m praying for our President, as I hope all Americans will, and I’m asking him to remember the example of Ronald Reagan: humor, courtesy, respect, and a presidential manner even in difficult times.”
In the video portion of his message, Boone recounted his previous warning to Trump about calling his opponents names during debates.
“I 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,” Boone explained.
“Right now I feel like you’re very tired, and I’m worried that many of us haven’t prayed enough for you because I think you’re wearing out and you’re feeling the pressure and expressing yourself in ways that are not becoming to you. They’re not presidential.”
He again personally urged Trump to “be quiet, that you quit talking about the things that you want people to be proud of. Let them discover those things for themselves. And also please be polite to women, and quit calling names.”
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I’ve known and supported President Trump for many years, and I offer these thoughts in the spirit of friendship and concern.
Sometimes the strongest thing a leader can do is say less, listen more, and let his actions speak for themselves. I’m praying for our President, as I hope… pic.twitter.com/bJ2eXtRYIU
— ThePatBoone (@Pat_Boone) September 19, 2026
Boone even proffered some advice to the national media covering Trump, indicating: “And I would like to suggest that, for the press to try something, to not say anything at all about you for a couple of days. Don’t even come to a press conference.
“Of course, you’re 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, and more support while there is still time.”
“I say this as a friend,” Boone concluded. “Try for just a little while to be quiet.”
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