‘Let’s Make America Rock Again’

Kid Rock is launching his 2022 tour with a video clip message from former President Donald Trump.

Prior to stepping onstage at his Undesirable Popularity tour opener on Wednesday (April 6) in Evansville, Ind., the 51-yr-outdated rocker played an introductory clip from the 45th commander in chief for live performance-goers at the Ford Heart.

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“Hello, everyone. I enjoy you all. I know you are acquiring a wonderful time at the Kid Rock concert tonight,” Trump stated in the temporary movie. “Quite frankly, he’s awesome. All of you in attendance are actually the backbone of our excellent state. Challenging-functioning, God-fearing rock-and-roll patriots.”

The previous president extra, “Bob is truly a single of the finest entertainers of our time. Not the very best golfer by any implies, his golf game could use a little get the job done, but a terrific, terrific entertainer, and that’s why you’re there. Let’s all continue to really like just one a further, fight for our God-presented freedoms, and most of all, let’s make The usa rock all over again.”

Trump concluded his message by putting on pink baseball cap that examine “Mark The usa Rock Again,” a nod to his trademark MAGA hat. View the comprehensive video clip in this article.

Rock, whose true title is Bob Ritchie, has been a major assist of Trump about the decades. The rapper-turned-southern-rocker visited the former president at the White House in 2017 and he has golfed with Trump on many instances. Before this 12 months, Rock spoke to Fox Information commentator Tucker Carlson about his earlier interactions with Trump.

Rock’s Lousy Track record tour is scheduled to go to towns throughout the United States by mid-September. The 25-clearly show trek functions specific visitors Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Night and Trey Lewis on choose dates.

The tour is titled following his 11th album, the 18-monitor Poor Popularity, which arrived in late March and incorporates drawling rockers these kinds of as “Ala-F—in’-Bama,” “The Nashville I Know” and “Still Somethin’.”