Lifelong Republican Pat Boone, 91, has been a supporter of President Trump from the beginning, but during a recent interview on the red carpet of the 33rd Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala, he offered some candid thoughts about the President’s performance. “He’s doing great things, but he won’t wait for other people to brag on him. He wants to make sure you know, and he wants his name on too many things. And I think he doesn’t seem to grasp that that’s turning off more people than it is attracting,” Boone told the Daily Mail. He suggested the President’s rhetoric can alienate people who might otherwise support him. “I’ve known him a long time. We met at Mar-a-Lago years ago when he was doing ‘The Apprentice’ and he was getting on television,” he said. “It’s obvious he’s a genius at what he does. I feel like he’s his own worst enemy though, at the same time.”

He suggested President Trump adopt Ronald Reagan’s more measured approach to politics and let his successes speak for themselves. Trump has often cited Reagan as inspiration and many of his strongest supporters refer to him as a modern Ronald Reagan. He also warned that the President needed to live up to his promises if he didn’t want his supporters to turn on him, something many of his supporters have urged given the upcoming mid-term elections and the concern of a “blue wave” from motivated Democrats.

Boone said he’d be willing to bring up his concerns the next time he spoke to the President. “I would want to warn him to be very careful, not just about the effects of everything he does,” he said, adding that the President could do better admitting when he has made a mistake or acted hastily. “That kind of humility would wear well,” he said. Trump’s braggadocios personality has been a source of praise and an albatross at times for his supporters, such as when he criticized famed director Rob Reiner after he and his wife were brutally murdered, allegedly by their own son. At the time, Trump stated Reiner’s death was “reportedly due to the anger he caused by others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction … known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” The post sparked loud rebukes from Republicans, even from some of his staunches supporters. “This statement is wrong,” wrote Republican Mike Lawler. “Regardless of one’s political views, no one should be subjected to violence, let alone at the hands of their own son. It’s a horrible tragedy that should engender sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period.”