Elton John made it clear during a recent interview that he was not offended in the least when former President Donald Trump sampled one of his songs in devising a nickname for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — in fact, he said that he found it “hilarious.”

The musician told Variety that while he was certainly not in agreement with many of Trump’s policies, he knew that the former president was a big fan of his music and had always been friendly with him.

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Elton John on his reaction to Donald Trump calling Kim Jong Un “Little Rocket Man”: “I laughed, I thought that was brilliant… I’ve always been friendly toward him, and I thank him for his support. When he did that, I just thought it was hilarious.” https://t.co/QXV9VqAtuT pic.twitter.com/MNhsNzFwlR

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During an interview with Variety at the Toronto Film Festival, John was asked what he thought of the fact that Trump had borrowed from his song when he referred to the North Korean dictator as “Little Rocket Man.”

“I laughed, I thought that was brilliant,” John said with a smile. “I just thought, ‘Good on you, Donald.'”

“Donald’s always been a fan of mine, and he’s been to my concerts many, many times,” the singer continued. “So I’ve always been friendly toward him, and I thank him for his support. When he did that, I just thought it was hilarious.”

John had another laugh upon being informed that the North Korean dictator had not understood the moniker at first, prompting Trump to send him an autographed CD.

“Of course he hasn’t heard of me, Kim Jong Un. I’d be very surprised if he had. I’ve never toured North Korea, and I have no intention of doing so,” John added. “But, I thought it was a light moment, and it was fun.”

Several suspected ISIS terrorists were arrested in Indonesia last week for allegedly plotting to assassinate Pope Francis during his recent visit to the country.

Indonesia’s anti-terrorism police, Detachment-88, said in a statement that the seven suspects were arrested early in the week in various cities throughout the country, The Straits Times reported.

The full names of the suspects were not released, but police said their initials were HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER, and RS.

Investigators made the arrests after receiving tips from the public but did not know if the suspects knew each other or if they were part of the same terror cell.

A source told the publication that a search of one of the suspect’s homes turned up “bows and arrows, a drone, and ISIS leaflets.”

The source added that some of suspects had pledged allegiance to ISIS and that at least one of the terrorists belonged to an ISIS cell that carried out an attack on the country’s then-chief security minister in 2019.

The terrorists were planning to kill the Pope because of his visit to Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque and “the government’s appeal to television stations to refrain from the usual broadcasting of azan (Islamic call to prayer) while a live broadcast of Pope Francis’ visit was in session.”

While speaking at the presidential palace in Jakarta, the Pope called out terrorists who act in the name of their faith.

“There are times when faith can be manipulated to foment divisions and increase hatred,” he said. “Prejudices can be eliminated, and a climate of mutual respect and trust can grow.”

Indonesia is an overwhelmingly Islamic country with 87% of the country’s citizens identifying as Islamic. Nearly all the Muslims in the country, 99%, are believed to be Sunni, which is the sect that many Islamic terrorist groups come from.