Rod Stewart takes furious five-word swipe at Donald Trump live on stage

Singer Rod Stewart hit out at US President and former friend Donald Trump live on stage as he performed in Canada. During his performance at Toronto's Budweiser Stage in Canada as part of his One Last Stop tour, Rod didn't hold back. He performed a an altered version of Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit "I Will Survive," with the lyrics changed to reflect Canada's strength in the face of Trump's threats of making the country "America's 51st state".

The lyrics went "We spent so many nights thinking how you did us wrong, we've banded all together, your tariff made us strong," as well as, "You know you're not so great, there's not a snowball's chance in hell we'll be your 51st state," and "We have all we really need, we will live without your greed, we will survive." He ended the performance by saying "51st state my f**king ass!" as he added: "Go on Canada!"

The moment sparked support from fans as one person penned: "Yup the entire world supports us, no matter what lies the crybaby conboy makes up."

Another joked: "The only 51st the US is going to see is their world literacy ranking."

The on-stage moment came after Trump's threat against Canada in response to Ontario's Premier Doug Ford saying "If the US escalates, I will not hesitate to shut off electricity completely."

Posting on social media, President Trump said: "Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff."

President Trump called the move an "abusive threat" to America, adding "the only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear."

Rod and Trump used to be friendly, but the relationship has soured since he became President, with the singer saying he "doesn't consider him a friend anymore".

He told Radio Times: "I'm not a great fan of Trump. I knew him very, very well. I used to go to his house.

"I live literally half a mile away... We're both on the beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties. He's always been a bit of a man's man. I liked him for that.

"But he didn't, as far as I'm concerned, treat women very well. But since he became President, he became another guy. Somebody I didn't know."