Jelly Roll speaks out after controversial meeting with Donald Trump

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Jelly Roll has spoken out after sparking controversy for meeting Donald Trump recently, insisting that he is “not political”.The Nashville rapper and singer-songwriter was seen shaking hands and smiling with the US president-elect at a UFC match at Madison Square Garden in New York last month.During a new episode of Dumb Blonde – the podcast hosted by his wife, Alyssa DeFord (aka Bunnie XO) – Jelly explained: “Meeting President Trump was cool.

Ultimately, I don’t really care [about] any blowback I get about it.”He continued: “The truth is: it was really cool to meet the president.”Bunnie XO added: “Anybody who gets the opportunity to meet a president, a vice president… anything like that.

It’s a fucking honour.”Jelly (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) agreed, explaining that it had nothing to do with his political affiliation.“I’m honoured, man,” he said. “I was honoured to every senator that took the time to come to talk to me about my testimony.

I was honoured. And I didn’t know which side any of them were on.“[…] I’m trying to bring things together here, man. I’m gonna work with whatever administration is in play, for the rest of my life.