Kid Rock says his late-night phone chats with President Donald Trump are “one of my late-night drinking tricks,” describing how the president usually answers or calls back after he reaches out. His comments also come as the singer’s ties to the Trump administr
The phone call happens when most people are winding down—Kid Rock says he’s usually reaching out around 11 or 12 p.m. on Friday or Saturday, when he knows President Donald Trump is still up.
In an interview with Paul Murray, a Sky News Australia host, the music star called the experience “awesome,” describing his relationship with a president who is also, to Rock, a familiar figure rather than a distant office.
Rock. whose birth name is Robert Ritchie. said he and Trump talk in a way that feels less like policy briefings and more like late-night conversations among friends. “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–t most of the time. ” Rock said. “He’s not calling me. you know. like ‘Hey. what should we do in Iran. Bob?’ I don’t get those calls.”.
Asked about what it’s like to have “a buddy who’s running the world. ” Rock didn’t lean into gravity—he leaned into the habit. “Chatting with Trump is one of my late-night drinking tricks,” he said. Then he described the rhythm: he waits until he’s “sitting around having a few beers. ” and when it’s late. he starts dialing. “He sleeps like me … like five hours and I’ll be like, ‘Hey, Bob, what’s up?. Blah blah blah. It’s the best, you know. 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–tshow on Earth.’”.
Those comments land in a moment when Rock’s closeness to Trump has continued to show up publicly. The singer has been described as a longtime friend of the president. someone who has been a regular in the Oval Office and has golfed with Trump. In February. he hosted conservative organization Turning Point USA’s halftime show. pitched as the “All-American” alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Rock’s ties to the Trump administration have also been underscored by two separate viral posts. In February, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in a workout video posted by Rock that shows Rock drinking milk in a hot tub and doing a cold plunge with jeans on. A month later, another post showed a U.S. Army helicopter making what appeared to be a fly-by of Rock’s home near Nashville.
Behind the spectacle. Rock said he sees a larger message in his own experience—one grounded less in hours worked than in willingness to take risks. He said he had achieved the American dream and told others they can, too. “There’s a lot of talk about ‘Is it alive. is it well?’ Yes. it is. but not working 40 or 50 hours a week. That’s not how you get the American dream. You have got to be willing to sacrifice,” Rock said. “But if you want to climb to the top of that food chain, you’re going to bust your ass.”.
The thread running through it all is straightforward: Rock portrays his relationship with Trump as something maintained in the margins of the day—phone calls. quick check-ins. and the comfort of familiarity. What doesn’t change is the attention his access and public ties keep drawing. even as the president’s influence and the singer’s star power continue to collide in videos. interviews. and late-night conversations.
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