Kid Rock Embraces New Celebs Who Support Trump: ‘Welcome To The Party’
Kid Rock got the party going by performing “Sweet Home Alabama” at Trump’s Mega Victory Rally on Sunday afternoon to kick off the event at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Following a performance of his signature song, titled 2022, which included the lyrics, “We all bleed red, brother, listen to me/It’s time for love and unity,” the rocker left the stage and fans chanted “USA .”
Ahead of the show, the singer stopped by “Fox & Friends Weekend” to talk about the power shift he’s feeling in the nation’s capital and Hollywood.
Trump Inauguration: Carrie Root, Kid Rock, Jason Aldean Lead Musical Lineup
Kid Rock performed several of his hits at Donald Trump’s mega victory rally at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena on Sunday afternoon. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
“It’s like the rebirth of our country,” the musician, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, told Lawrence Jones, Steve Dossey, Ainsley Ehrhardt and Brian Kilmeade. “I felt like at a UFC fight after the election, everybody was together, you know, going to the ring,” he said of the championship, which featured Trump supporters like Elon Musk and Dana White as well as the rocker for New. York City.
“There’s this amazing feeling … you’ve heard it a million times, it’s America’s back,” explained the “Born Free” singer.
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Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Kid Rock at the UFC championship bout in New York City on November 16, 2024 in New York, days after winning the presidential election. (Kenna Betancourt/AFP via Getty Images)
After Kid Rock secured Trump’s Oval Office in November, Hollywood seemed to embrace him as the nation’s leader, reluctant to lend his support.
“Now four to eight years after stubbing a toe, they feel like it’s okay to go in the water,” he joked. “Like I said, welcome to the party. Better put them off the board,” he added.
Carrie Underwood, who is known for her isolation from the political scene, shocked some when it was announced that she would perform “America the Beautiful” at Trump’s inauguration last week: “I am honored to be asked to sing here because I love our country.” graduation and to be a small part of this historic event,” the country star said in a statement.
Longtime Trump supporter Jason Aldean was tapped to play at the Liberty Ball, as well as rapper Nelly.
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Donald Trump has named actors Sylvester Stallone, left, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors” to Hollywood. (Getty Images)
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight, who were named “special ambassadors” last week by Trump for “a great, but very troubled place, Hollywood, California,” all had good things to say or say about Trump in public. They were fans. Voight also attended Sunday’s rally.
“There’s a whole change in the air, there’s a whole change in everything,” Kid Rock continued.
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“(People) saw what he did the first time. And when you actually see the facts and the numbers and how great he was, and then it’s only going to get better. The emotion is everywhere,” he said. “Especially if you’re on our side – it’s through the roof. But I think people, all reasonable people, I feel, you know, they’re understanding, just like we had to find a reasonable Democrat.”
Kid Rock, a longtime supporter of Donald Trump, performed at the Republican National Convention in July. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
“It’s like, it’s okay… we think differently about a lot of things, but if you’re a rational person, and ‘reasonable,’ then lord knows there’s some fruitcake out there.
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