Right-wing rap-rock/country star Kid Rock has recently spoken about his long-running friendship with U.S. President Donald J. Trump. In a new interview with Sky News Australia, Rock was asked about what it’s like to have a friend that is “running the world”, to which Rock replied, “[it’s] fucking awesome.”
While Rock and Trump have been seen hanging out together on numerous occasions, Rock confirmed that he also has a direct line to the President, stating in this new interview [transcribed by Blabbermouth.net]:
“…It’s one of my late-night drinking tricks. ‘Cause I know when to get him. And he’s so gracious. He always picks up. Or he’ll call and check in, just to shoot the shit most of the time. He’s not calling me to, like, ‘Hey, what should we do in Iran, Bob?’ I don’t get those calls. But I was sitting around having some beers. It’s, like, 11:00, 12:00 on a Friday or Saturday.
I know he’s up. He sleeps like me — he sleeps like five hours. And I’ll be, like, ‘Hey, let’s call the President and bullshit.’ And people will be, like, ‘What?’ And he’ll be, like, ‘Hey, Bob, what’s up?’ And blah, blah, blah. It’s the best. I enjoy the hell out of hanging out with him and talking with him and just having a front-row seat to the greatest shit show on Earth.”
In this same chat, Rock went on to state that he feels Trump always puts America first, offering:
“It kills me, the people that don’t see that. They want this level of bullshit we’ve had for — since I’ve been alive, with these politicians, presidents. They’re, like, ‘Well, he’s making so much money while he’s president.’ Like, no shit, ’cause he’s a businessman. He’s smart. He did that before he was president. And I know his heart and soul, his concern is for this country — period. This country first. And I think every leader in any country should be that for their country.”
Outside of performing at various events backing Trump and MAGA-aligned causes, Rock has also advised the Trump administration on legislation. Earlier this year, Rock‘s mansion was visited by two AH-64 Apache helicopters. While an initial military investigation was launched into the matter and the pilots involved were suspended, the Trump administration would step in and drop the investigation, reinstating all involved. At the time the investigation, Rock offered, “I think they’re gonna be alright, my buddy’s the commander-in-chief.”
Rock and United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth would later film a video package together of themselves taking flight in that aforementioned model of helicopters for a promo video used at Rock‘s touring earlier this year.
Back in 2022, Rock drew heat for apparent security concerns, after stating in a Fox News interview that he was made privy by Trump to secret maps and asked by the the then president, “What do you think we should do about North Korea?”
