Kid Rock is opening up about his long-standing friendship with President Donald Trump, revealing that they frequently call each other to catch up – sometimes when the musician is inebriated.
“It’s one of my late-night drinking tricks,” Kid Rock, the Grammy-nominated country rocker, said during a recent interview with Sky News Australia. “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 s- most of the time.”
The “All Summer Long” artist, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, has been friends with Trump for about a decade, and was one of the first celebrities to endorse his 2016 presidential campaign. Since then, they have been frequently spotted together playing golf and attending UFC matches.
“He’s not calling me, like, ‘Hey, what should we do in Iran, Bob?’ I don’t get those calls,” Kid Rock continued. “But sitting around having some beers, it’s like 11 or 12 on a Friday or Saturday, I know he’s up. He sleeps like me – he sleeps like five hours.”
It seems like Kid Rock isn’t the only person that has gotten ahold of Trump’s personal line. According to the Atlantic, the president’s phone number has been widely circulated within circles of journalists, CEOs and other major power players.
Though his phone calls with Trump may not be a unique experience, Kid Rock continued to gush about his relationship with the president.
“I enjoy the hell out of hanging out with him and talking with him and just having a front-row seat to the greatest s- show on Earth,” Rock said. “I know his heart and soul, his concern is for this country, period. This country first.”
Kid Rock drew attention earlier this year for headlining Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show” on Super Bowl Sunday. The show was organized in protest of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny‘s official NFL halftime show performance, which took place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Trump had widely criticized the performance by the “Tití Me Preguntó” singer as “un-American.”
Ultimately, Turning Point USA’s show, which also featured country artists Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett, drew 6.1 million concurrent viewers on YouTube, according to the New York Times. Bad Bunny’s, on the other hand, was watched by more than 128 million concurrent viewers in the U.S.
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