Kid Rock and Donald Trump’s yearslong friendship explained: He’s ‘one of my besties’
nypost.comat Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again Rally in Washington, DC, he’ll also mark nearly a decade of friendship with the president-elect.
The news that Rock — born Robert James Ritchie — would be performing at the concert on the eve of Trump’s inauguration was not surprising.
The “Cowboy” musician, 54, has been one of Trump’s most effusive and at times rabid supporters since the reality TV star-turned-politician won the presidential election in 2016.Before the Republican primaries had even kicked off that year, Rock voiced his support for the former “Apprentice” host, 78. “I’m digging Donald Trump,” he told Rolling Stone at the time. “My feeling: Let the business guy run it like a business.
And his campaign has been entertaining as s–t.”However, the pair wouldn’t meet in person until April 2017 after Trump’s electoral victory.
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