Journey star Jonathan Cain adamant Trump visit wasn’t political

Journey star Jonathan Cain has insisted he was not trying to upset his bandmate Neal Schon when he met with U.S. President Donald Trump last year (17).
The two bandmates fell out when Cain, who is married to Trump’s spiritual adviser Paula White, took singer Arnel Pineda and bassist Ross Valory to meet the controversial leader at the White House last summer (17).
Schon, who was opposed to the publicity visit, openly feuded with the keyboard player on social media over their opposing religious and political views, but revealed the bandmates weren’t going to let the spat wreck the group.
Promoting the band’s upcoming North American tour with Def Leppard last month (Jan18), Schon made it clear that he and Cain are still at odds over the Trump photo meeting, but Cain still insists his trip was not political.
“For me, it was a historical chance to go (visit the White House) and it wasn’t political,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I’m a history buff and was dying to see where all this history took place. I know Arnel wanted to meet the Filipino lady (Cristeta Comerford) that has worked as a chef there for 20-something years. And Neal and I weren’t on speaking terms during that time. He was bashing me, so I didn’t think he would want to come. That’s all.”
“It wasn’t really a band sort of thing,” he adds. “We’re friends with (press secretary) Sarah Huckabee (Sanders) from before the presidential thing. It was just an offer to take a tour. It wasn’t an endorsement (of Trump). Not at all… Historically, it felt good to visit.”
Claiming Schon should have dealt with the feud in private, he continues, “But come to me. Don’t go to the fans about it. If you had a problem with it, talk to me. I never heard from him.”