Merrill Osmond: Trump ‘is a really nice guy’ but was ‘never really a fan of how he spoke’

‘Politically, I’m a very conservative person’
Merrill Osmond says Donald Trump ‘is a really nice guy’ but he was ‘never really a fan of how he spoke’
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[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

I met Merrill when I was 42. I totally cried and squealed like a 12 year old. He looked amused, gave me a big hug and an autograph, and I was on cloud 9.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

And best of all...you didn't need a court case 30 years later 👍🏼

[@lianelayman6584]

Merrill is the only Osmond I haven't met.

[@debdo1960]

I met Merrill in Branson about 10 years ago. I was waiting my turn to meet him off to the side. When he walked over to meet me, I extended my hand and promptly said, "my hand is sweaty!!!!"OMGosh....of all things I could say....lol He chuckled and then kissed me on my cheek instead of a handshake!!! I called my best friend after that as we are both Osmond fans and told her what happened. We both had a good laugh over my sweaty hand comment!!!! Merrill is a really nice guy.....as is all the brothers/family.

[@childsweethearts]

@@lianelayman6584 Oh goodness! I hope you can sometime soon. Maybe go to Serenity? You need to feel his bear hug people talk about. His hugs are the best!

[@christinalogan311]

Such a lovely man. Fame never changed him.

[@trinadungan5840]

Merrill is such a dear man. He and his family are so special to me. I'm so sorry you have gone through dark times, Merrill. You have gotten me through a lot of dark times with your wonderful music. I saw you guys in 1975 in Detroit when I was 12. A great time! God Bless you and your whole family.

[@ninamartinez5171]

Amen to that 🙏

[@magsk6721]

I remember when they were very young and they were on the Andy Williams Christmas show! Amazing !!!Faith and a purity was appealing.Wish life was still so simple , happy and stress free ! Guess it wasnt so simple for them .But I thank them for the happiness they gave to millions of fans everywhere😍

[@deeberry650]

Yes ..and still do

[@trinadungan5840]

Amen! Great guys! Great music!

[@Giles_Heaton]

What a nice guy. The Osmonds were big when I was a kid in the 70s.

[@michaelclark2872]

"Crazy Horses" was one of the best rock songs ever

[@Celticcross688]

Bless you Paul Mc Cartney.. An Irish cousin.. Spot On with your Views Paul.. Osmonds Talented people. Fan from 1971..

[@toomuchlove1524]

If Trump replaced Boris Johnson he would show up at Parliament calling BBC Fake News and saying Comrade Corbyn on national tv lol

[@TheSteve2305]

Is exactly what yall need over there

[@MBGA123]

awesome

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Instead we get John Barrowman

[@BazookaToe]

A Winos left boot is more qualified than Trump.

[@msjannd4]

I believe he would! Sure do miss our Trump. USA has gone downhill again. 😖

[@randyosmond9840]

Great interview.

[@deeberry650]

Merrill ..we love you and all the Osmonds ...as far as your fans go ..yall are GOD sent to us from the very beginning now and forever !!! Thank you so much for giving us hope guidence and love through great music plus being examples of wholesomeness . KEEP rocking on !!

[@ninamartinez5171]

Let me in is a very powerful gift from the Osmond's. ❤

[@belladonnapearl9066]

I love the Osmond family. Such talented people. Pure joy to watch and listen to. I am not a Trump fan. I would vote for an Osmond for President though!

[@tomcorey5831]

Me too.

[@methatlovescats3602]

Home life stuff way to go Merrill it's good to see you ✝️ The Joy of the Lord is your Strength 🦅

[@harriethunter8910]

A kind and gentle man Merrill seems to be. A very talented musician. So sorry I never got to meet him or any of the Osmonds.

[@jeanninehochet]

I agree with Let Me In, it’s my favourite and I play it whilst driving and sing out loud!

[@derstef8032]

Nice Guys - Nice Talk You People here did a good Job from the very beginning up to now ! Please keep it that way ! Sure you will , thanks !

[@dancnluc1]

Love Merrill and The Osmonds!

[@robertmartin2867]

I'm a bit young to know the Osmonds' music, but he seems like such a nice fella, I'm going to check it out.

[@seansherrod8725]

The Osmonds “Phase III” album is STILL one of my absolute favorite albums of all time!

[@peterlombard2292]

'First record I ever bought was "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" by Jimmy O'. :)

[@DanaCormier-po5ib]

Yall, are wonderful! Singers, i could listen! To, yall' s, music, day! And night.

[@michellethomas7140]

Such a fantastic Faith filled family. They share Heavenly Father's love thru their music and character. I once danced in their 4th of July spectacular here in Arizona, at Arizona State University stadium. Donny came in on our local news helicopter, strapped on, and standing on the struts, singing! Fun night! Yes I am LDS, we were asked to dance through the church.

[@kwhufc5769]

Fair play to him. When you have these people inviting you, thats the things that legends living and past would of envied

[@emlynjay8633]

Who would have believed it, Saddam Hussein - an Osmond fan 🤣

[@karenbissell6224]

Merrill has always seen these good side filled with a sunny disposition....But DJT is NOT nice...my cousins know him. He's obnoxious. Still LOVE MERRILL ❤

[@RstesotTv]

He spoke the truth his way. Sorry.

[@DianaBee620]

Lovely man

[@Reverend-Rodger]

Like it loathe it sometimes you have to hold your nose when voting.

[@DanaCormier-po5ib]

Merrill, yall, are loving ,and caring, family, with alot, of love! For, each other.

[@jeanninehochet]

It is sad to hear about Merrills battle with depression. It must have been so hard for him especially being the front man.

[@dariowestern]

He's just so down to earth and unassuming about his success as a musician and a Mormon alike. Great role model! I wasn't a fan of Trump, and that was mainly for his lack of diplomacy.

[@Diane-sx4ql]

& morals...complete lack thereof, not to mention, he treats women like crap, abuses them & there's never been a bigger liar in that office! Trump is disgusting & I don't know how anybody can possibly stick up for the man! 🤷

[@ninamartinez5171]

I came to realize that he's fighting against pure evil hatred and he doesn't have time to be nice towards the horrible injustice coming towards his family supporters and President Trump as well 🙏

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

What? The way any individual speaks when a camera isn't on them?

[@telsah1]

Can you have John Travolta on your show ? Please !!

[@oldjack-mi8gk]

Vocally, Merrill was Axl Rose before Axl Rose

[@jillrossiter8757]

hey Merrill, I hear you xxx

[@MsHazard1]

I would be fascinated to know what Merrill thinks about Klaus Schwarb and the agenda of the World Economic Forum because Merrill sounds very awake.

[@ian_b]

I got a criminal record when I was 6. It was Long Haired Lover From Liverpool by Little Jimmy Osmond.

[@johnnybowe]

A great news channel. Badly needed. All we get is lefty news.

[@Elizabeth-rq1vi]

Trump wasn’t popular with this Mormon or many of my friends. He’s a dangerous person. However, I still love The Osmonds and won’t hold Merrill’s opinion of Trump against him.

[@csnelling4]

Great piece 👏👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧

[@leighcarlson87]

Merrill, you are letting me down in this interview. Kind people don’t support Donald Trump.

[@stevehunter5505]

Dan Wootton is not a very nice guy. Look up the slimeball's employment history on Wikipedia.

[@VHKDK]

Great interview and a wonderful sounding man. I saw brother Jimmy on Celebrity Masterchef and was very impressed with him too.

[@Celticcross688]

Jimmy should have won that ..Master Chef

[@Celticcross688]

People have to prove their trustworthiness now..Most people are liars & scammers today..

[@kayrowe5658]

Jimmy is multi-talented, for sure! He is my favorite Osmond! #myforevercrush

[@corruptinternationalzionis4154]

Dan should have interviewed him wearing a stage suit from the seventies. Would have added an air of humour to the proceedings.

[@msjannd4]

😂😂😂

[@mrdiavel4807]

One thing is for sure we wouldn’t be in the situation we are now if Trump won last year, like him or hate he wouldn’t have tolerated any of this destruction of liberty .

[@zenyattamondatta7757]

He did win last year

[@BazookaToe]

Cry in your cup of Covfefe.

[@mrdiavel4807]

@@BazookaToe better than drowning in a sea of wokeness

[@msjannd4]

✔

[@kieronhomer3444]

@@BazookaToe he was the leader of the free world, now China is the leader of the free world, when its time to cry, clowns like you will cry the loudest and you'll only have your ignorance to blame 👍✌

[@tammiebrownlow2770]

You can't put President Reagan and trump in the same sentence. Values totally different.

[@sharimason2977]

Correct- Reagan was a union buster and Trump is devisive

[@ninamartinez5171]

Same values. The truth 😊

[@lisabmf58]

Trump 2024 ... best president ever!

[@nancybreshears6456]

They both want to make America great again. That was originally Reagan slogan.

[@lmc4964]

his use of language will be studied in the future. A very visual speaker, reducing a complicated issue like border security/emigration to "build a wall" is great persuasion. How many millions of people didnt travel north because they had a picture of a wall in their head. The wall didnt have to be built and it still worked.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Really rips my knitting that the "wall" topic will forever be tagged to President Trump. "The Wall" was suggested decades before President Trump.

[@msjannd4]

Right on!

[@lmc4964]

@@MarcoNegrisEye thats a feature not a bug, Trump turned around Fake News so when you hear it you think of CNN etc.

[@cheriemiller7107]

You shouldn't make fun of his speech,especially since you didn't like them calling you heavy.

[@garystevenson1193]

According to 70+ million Americans he spoke their language. God bless the TRUMP of GOD.

[@rob338]

Orange Antichrist.

[@bearcat2020]

EVIL. Money money the church!

[@fakenewssucks211]

merril osmond is a really nice guy but i was never really fond 0f all the mormon business or their music abilities

[@lankystreakofpiss4765]

I love republicans/ conservatives, really nice country loving family people, I can't wait to go to another RED state.

[@rob338]

Does that include Donnie who banged a porn star while his wife was pregnant? The same Donnie who rarely paid his bills? The same patriotic Donnie who got down on his knees and fellated Putin (metaphorically) and oversaw a vast rise of far-right violence in his own country?

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

@@rob338 LOL. You keep talking about Trump. Biden's president now, remember? Let's talk about his family. Hunter banging his dead brother's wife? Biden up to shady deals in Ukraine? Putin respected Trump, look at how Putin talks about and to Biden, it's actually pathetic. What far right violence? The BLM riots across the country? What far right violence?

[@rob338]

@@HaggisMuncher-69-420 Yes, Hunter Biden is a drug-addled tart. We know this. Putin didn't respect Trump. Had you been paying attention the Russians leaked some files about how they'd profiled Trump pre-election and knew he was psychologically unstable and easy to manipulate.

[@ColonelBragg]

@@rob338 Sounds like you are talking about Biden, Like he's clearly senile he's obviously a puppet and no one respects him.

[@janakayeelder5861]

Allgood

[@Celticcross688]

Yes I am a conservative.. follow Merrill and his views bless him a lovely lovely Man, hugged him at his show in Eastleigh.

[@angelaashford2682]

He communicated as it was code. We are fighting a war . Good against aevil

[@lankystreakofpiss4765]

This vid won't be recommended lol Trump is a man who says what he thinks and does what he says, not many of them left.

[@BazookaToe]

What he thinks and says seems to come from a diet of paint chips as a child.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

@@BazookaToe No, you're thinking of Biden that has dementia. "I hold these things to be, you know, the thing".

[@lianelayman6584]

I knew the Jacksons turned down One Bad Apple.

[@donnachatterton6298]

Not popular with Mormons. I never saw it anywhere.

[@aarenmarchi4667]

Uhm Trump is not a nice guy. Eesh

[@carolkrueger7121]

Nice doesn't make a GREAT leader!!!

[@LuvTadnDixie]

@@carolkrueger7121 He's not a great leader either. He's ruined the Republican party.

[@harisadu8998]

Well this guy is from Utah so they're very into people's behaviour and conduct out there so much that there was speculation in 2016 that Trump could lose Utah.

[@martyn4422]

Who?

[@elkpaz560]

His way of speaking is ludicrously boastful but I've become attentive to the actual consequences of a person's actions. Peace in the Middle East, a repatriation of US jobs from America, pacification of North Korea, growth in employment among the black male population. Oh and he built the wall after saying he would.

[@angelaashford2682]

Hope Osmond havent got entangled with cabal like many top music and movie celebrities

[@matthewsmith2787]

I loved Trumps confidence

[@leighcarlson87]

He has the maturity of a 5 year old.

[@ninamartinez5171]

​@@leighcarlson87I would take President Trump over our current administration 100 % America becoming energy efficient lower gasoline prices lower cost of living lower taxes no new wars peace even in the middle east that's never been done before no matter what anyone says the record speaks for itself. America needs to get back to God 1st heading back in the right direction.

[@TheWorldisSoDivided]

I love brash people.

[@KM-ABZ]

Aye the Osmands, I bet there are lots of 60+ girls out there that all fell in love them back then..🤣

[@joanmary90]

I had a crush on Donny in the 70s!

[@markkerr350]

Who cares what he thinks how the man speaks, he is a legend and the best thing that happened to America, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@TheSteve2305]

Well said brother. We love President Trump. 🇺🇸

[@TheSteve2305]

@@83c91 Trump's the greatest President this country has seen since Andrew Jackson. But keep drinking the koolaid.....clown.

[@BazookaToe]

@ Becran, well said. He doesn’t have his followers drinking Koolaid, but he has them avoiding the vaccine, so he’s probably caused more deaths at this point than the Reverend Jim Jones.

[@TheSteve2305]

@@BazookaToe actually you can get down on your knees and thank Trump for your precious vaccine since if he didn't push it through you would have seen it for about 5 yrs or so. But he damn sure wouldn't have forced people to take it like you left wing psychos want to do.

[@BazookaToe]

@ Captain Quantril, what’s up with you guys getting on your knees for Trump? He loves that groveling. Maybe one day you can even kiss his ring, the rusty brown one he sits on.

[@gordonlinton3555]

'was never really a fan of how he spoke' ... In the world of reality, substance matters, nice rhetoric doesn't. In fact, harsh truth is appreciated. Trump was talking to people in the real world, in their language, a refreshing change from impressively spoken BS and snake oil selling, that's why he won.

[@michaeltownes7670]

Unfortunately, his rhetoric turned off a lot of independant and middle ground democratic voters.

[@gordonlinton3555]

@@michaeltownes7670 Well, he got more votes for his second term than he did for his first, more than ANY Presidential candidate in history, including 'Hope and change' Obama. So more bought in I would say.

[@ericnelson9100]

What r u talking about, he lies all the time; how does he speak the truth? Its the racism that you're referring to, that's what u admire about him.

[@HaggisMuncher-69-420]

Remember, actions speak louder than words? We teach that to kids, how has Merrill forgot that? He might not be the smoothest talker but he's a solid man who does what he says he'll do. Trump is worth is weight in gold.

[@gnostic268]

No he isn't 🙄

[@JOYCEBarber-xe6ml]

❤❤❤❤😊😊😊I DID ALOT OF VOTING 🗳 FOR ONE BAD APPLE 🍎 MORE THEN YOU KNOW HANDSOME 😉 😏 SEXY, PRINCE 🤴🏻 CHRAMING, WHEN I WAS YOUNG YOUNG ,

[@JOYCEBarber-xe6ml]

I AGREE 👍 💯 PECENT WITH YOU ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@joycebarber304]

WOW,BEAR ,XOXO BEAR 🐻 🐻‍❄ 🧸 ,I AM SHARING MY LAUGH 😃 😀 😄 WITH YOU, XOXO LOVE YOU SO MUCH MERRILL OSMOND 🐻 🐻‍❄ 🧸, I DO AGREE WITH YOU, BEAR 🐻 🐻‍❄ ♥,

[@TheSteve2305]

Well guess what, we LOVE how he spoke. Donald Trump was the greatest President this country has had since Andrew Jackson

[@markstephen1308]

@@83c91 He spkoe for the little guy and kept his promises. Most peaceful four years globally in a millenia.Not one big corporation backed him. That's a plus in my book.

[@markstephen1308]

@@83c91 An end to endless wars. Building the wall. No CRT making European countries pay more for NATO. Ending NAFTA. Tackling MS13. Being energy independent. Leaving the Paris Agreement.

[@rob338]

@@markstephen1308 Yes, and he also killed off hundreds of thousands of his own voters by being an idiot. Mass-culling of Americans is nothing to be proud of.

[@gnostic268]

Andrew Jackson was a psychopath. You obviously know nothing about him.

[@TheSteve2305]

@@gnostic268 conquered Florida from the Seminoles and put his foot up the British Army's azz at the battle of New Orleans. Defended his honor in several duels. He was a walking talking American badass. Your left wing sensibilities mean nothing to me.

[@davidwest9703]

This what fail business man would say don't like what he says

[@Purplesox]

So you support the insurrection ? Love you guys always have!!

[@123Rockchild]

It was not insurrection. That’s the Leftist playbook.

[@gerrygeko9712]

Guess he doesn't like the truth and facts?? We love TRUMP!!

[@rnava6343]

Truth and facts dont sit well with Trump. He likes Corruption and Lies

[@AA.1961]

#Trump2024

[@AA.1961]

@@rnava6343 … absolutely ridiculous and unfounded comment. Do your research.

[@rnava6343]

@@AA.1961 I have. Trump has always been a corrupt lying buffoon. Do your research

[@AA.1961]

@@rnava6343 … we will agree to disagree. #Trump2024

[@olivefowler4312]

It’s such a disappointment to hear one of the group I’ve loved for 50-plus years to say Trump, one of the most dangerous and repellant men of our times, is a nice guy. The rest of the interview is good but I’m going to pretend I never watched it.

[@viewerdotcomviewerdotcom2926]

I agree, I was surprised a family so steeped in religion and promoting niceness would support a racist bigot like Trump. Really disappointed.

[@zenyattamondatta7757]

Which is perfectly fine. He's flawed and sometimes the way he speaks turns me off. I voted for Gary Johnson in 2016 but Mr. Trump changed my mind for 2020. I'm a proud Trump voter! Especially after I realized that this man has been saying the same exact things for the last 20 years!

[@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353]

and he was funding china with the maga movement.

[@zenyattamondatta7757]

@@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353 I don't think you've been paying very close attention. Your enemies don't attack you when you're funding them.

[@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353]

@@zenyattamondatta7757 oh yes they do. trump takes loans from china because us banks refuse to loan him money as he has a bad credit score. so they only way he can get his loan payment interest taken away he then by doing business with china. the maga hat were made in china.

[@zenyattamondatta7757]

@@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353 Sources

[@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353]

@@zenyattamondatta7757 just turn the maga hat around and you get made in china logo. second the bank loans for his businesses is well documented by the trump foundation.

[@3DL1]

is GB News turning into BBC5 already ?

[@buffbuff5016]

I am not a fan of how Trump spoke either, BUT he did what he said he would do, put America first and make the economy grow. He followed up on his promises…that to me is a sign of a great leader. I couldn’t care less about how he tweets or if he is egotistical…the proof is in the results. He was fantastic…too bad Bozo Biden is in the White House by selection not election. God help the USA.

[@rob338]

Biden won the election because people were terrified of more Trump. Trump only won his using dirty tricks, that's why he couldn't win again.

[@jehovahhohenzollern3329]

*ROYAL SCANDAL: British Cover-Up of Canada includes New York all your British Surnames in America and Germans "British Kaisers" according to Monarchy in Hierarchy of Borders.*

[@wp7187]

👍 Wonderful news! I’m so happy for you. Is it a girl or a boy?

[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

WTF does any of that even mean????

[@dlafferty5809]

Their problem with Trump was that he was scots-Irish

[@Luke-vb3yl]

No

[@beverlycunningham3953]

Trump is not a nice guy. You have lost a longtime fan with your support of trump.

[@bearcat2020]

I Agree with you totally.

[@lisavaden1118]

Bye, Bye then

[@5thnorth]

Trump is a breath of fresh air.

[@jesusjohnny8286]

@@andysmith4205 as opposed to sniffy hair?

[@bearbear4389]

As an Hispanic Latter day Saint, you just broke my heart, Merrill.

[@ikm64]

Trump ‘is a really nice guy’ Ya know what..that quote says infinitely more about you... than anything, it can possibly say about Trump. Something in time..ya may come to reconsider...before it becomes your legacy... Me personally... an enabler is always worse... The perpetrator at least can't help themselves...

[@tmckboston417]

🇺🇸 Trump 🇺🇸 ✌️

[@mikewilson5556]

A bit of debauchery would have improved their music

[@dianeoliver9041]

Most Christians are Trump supporters and Bless his heart, Trump doesn’t have a filter, if he thinks it then it comes out his mouth. He doesn’t take time to soften it or phrase it in a better way & usually doesn’t mean it how it sounds. Just Pray that the next 3.3 years doesn’t hurt or mess up our Country too bad & maybe Trump will get another chance & it will be an improved softer spoken Trump but still tough. Thanks Merrill, still love you & your Family; Osmond Fan forever. 😊👏🏼👍🏻💕💕

[@bearcat2020]

BRAINWASHED??

[@irenemazur3556]

Merrill is so handsome. But Jay is still my favorite and handsome too.❤️

[@traceywilkins5798]

Trumps the best world leader ever and he won 2020

[@rob338]

The election was 2020. Are bots getting stupider?

[@traceywilkins5798]

@@rob338 very funny I meant when audits are finished

[@rob338]

@@traceywilkins5798 There's no audit evidence, that's just OANN and co rattling on. The only way Trump is getting back is via a coup and as he spent much of last year annoying them military then he's not going to have the support.

[@traceywilkins5798]

@@rob338 there is its nothing to do with aon check maracopa news it's done by the Senate

[@ancietman]

Trump is a very special individual. He might not be everyones cup of tea but I don't know anyone that would take on the swamp and endure such hate for 5 years. Now Trump is out of office so much of what he said about the US and US politics is coming true. History books in 100 years time will be hailing Trump a hero for trying to save what is left of the US.

[@ericnelson9100]

What has he said that has become true?

[@lisavaden1118]

@@ericnelson9100Everything

[@janetmurray195]

Trump was fighting for all humankind….wakey wakey some people

[@u.s.veteranandpatriot7511]

Trump always spoke his mind- maybe a bit harsh sometimes, but always spoke the truth, I hate people who lie to you with a smile on their face. I believe a president should have s backbone and stands by what he says [always loved the Osmonds]

[@stevehunter5505]

Dan Wootton is not a very nice guy. Look up the slimeball's employment history on Wikipedia.