Trump reveals his nickname for Kid Rock, cheers – Business News
President Trump celebrated the opening of Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly restaurant in Nashville — and revealed his nickname for the singer.
The Michigan-born rapper/rocker, whose identify is Robert James Ritchie, launched his all-American-themed seafood joint on Tuesday.
“Congratulations to my friend, Kid Rock (I call him Bob!), on the Grand Opening of his new Nashville restaurant, ‘The Detroit Cowboy,’” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late on Monday.
Kid Rock stands close to President Trump within the Oval Office in March as he indicators an government order banning ticket scalping. ZUMAPRESS.com
“I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment, and look forward to going there sometime soon!”
The “Redneck Paradise” singer responded in a post on X: “Thank you, Mr. President. Keep kickin’ ass for America, sir!”
An enormous bald eagle mural with pink, white and blue wings will be seen in photographs overlaying a wall within the restaurant, which drew “Fox & Friends” to its grand opening to interview Kid Rock.
Kid Rock posing in his newest Nashville restaurant The Detroit Cowboy close to a bald eagle mural. The Detroit Cowboy
The musician, identified for mixing rap and country-style rock music, has been a Trump supporter since his first time period, although Kid Rock has grown into a significantly close ally over the previous yr.
He carried out on the 2024 Republican National Convention, and has sided with the MAGA motion on a number of events.
Last May, Rolling Stone revealed a piece titled “How Kid Rock Went From America’s Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA Mouthpiece.”
Kid Rock and President Trump on a golf course. X / @KidRock
In 2023, Kid Rock was on the heart of the boycott over Bud Light partnering with transgender social media star Dylan Mulvaney. He posted a video exhibiting him taking pictures cans of Bud Light with an MP5 submachine gun and declaring “F— Anheuser-Busch.”
He stated final yr that he has moved on from the boycott motion.
Detroit Cowboy is the budding restaurateur’s second eatery in Nashville
Last month, a Nashville information outlet reported that his Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse despatched home workers with out legal citizenship standing within the center of a rush to keep away from ICE brokers.
The “Picture” singer slammed the claims, which have been picked up by a number of main information retailers.
Kid Rock, Alina Habba, President Trump and Dana White at a UFC battle in Madison Square Garden. Instagram/Alina Habba
“Clearly I do not have anything to do with day-to-day operations at my Honky Tonk — but it’s good click bait, I get it,” he wrote in a post on X.
“That being said I 100% support getting illegal criminals out of our country no matter where they are. I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of getting GREAT immigrants into our country – LEGALLY!”
