Kid Rock shared his enthusiasm about the unexpected meeting he facilitated between Donald Trump and his long-time adversary, comedian and TV host Bill Maher, this past week in Washington, D.C., stating that the discussion and topics they covered together “blew my mind.”
Aiming to foster “a little more civility in this country,” Kid Rock, whose birth name is Bob Ritchie, spoke on Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning about how he arranged the White House meeting on Monday to help bridge the divide in a politically polarized nation. He described the meeting—which included UFC CEO Dana White—as one that “could not have been better.”
“We discussed shared concerns: tackling wokeness and securing the border. The president asked Maher for his opinions on policies regarding Iran and Israel, among other issues. It blew my mind,” the musician, one of Trump’s few celebrity supporters, remarked to the network.
“Nothing changes if people don’t share a meal and meet face-to-face,” he continued.
Reflecting on the unusual pairing, Kid Rock noted that Maher has been “one of the president’s toughest critics” and is “clearly a significant liberal.” Maher is known for his sharp critiques of Trump on his Friday night panel show, Real Time With Bill Maher. In turn, Trump has previously included the comedian among his liberal detractors, even branding Maher as someone suffering from “Trump derangement syndrome” and calling his show “boring.”
Before the meeting on Monday, Trump expressed his reluctance about it on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“I wasn’t too keen on the idea and still feel that way, but thought it might be interesting,” Trump shared on the platform. “It could be fun, or it could be a bust, but you’ll be the first to know!”
The Hollywood Reporter did not receive an immediate response from Maher’s publicists regarding the meeting after reaching out on Tuesday.
Kid Rock stood alongside Trump in the Oval Office on Monday as the president signed an executive order aimed at combating ticket scalping and advocating for “common-sense” reforms in the live entertainment ticketing industry.
“They sell $100 tickets that end up going for $2,000 the next night,” Trump remarked while signing the order. “And they seem to manage to scoop up the best seats too, which is quite impressive.”
