Kid Rock was recently spotted with John Daly in a private plane.
Anyone else okay with putting Kid Rock and John Daly in charge of the ATF, or is it just me? pic.twitter.com/NCiHrICnMA
— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) November 16, 2024
Kid Rock recently celebrated Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election in his signature, over-the-top style. The 53-year-old musician (real name: Robert James Ritchie) dropped a video on social media and offered two distinct reactions to the election outcome: one from his larger-than-life onstage persona and another from his more laid-back, everyday self.
Titled “Official Election Reaction: Kid Rock vs. Bob Ritchie,” the approximately two-minute clip opens with the rocker’s infamous bad boy image. He stepped out in a fiery red jumpsuit, holding a cigar, and sporting a white MAGA hat and the rocker celebrated Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. In true Kid Rock fashion, he drops the mic, grabs his crotch, and flips off the camera.
The video then cut to a more subdued Bob Ritchie moment, where the singer sheds his onstage persona in favor of a casual Detroit Tigers cap, plain white T-shirt, green shorts and a wrist brace. Sitting in a wooden chair, he adopts a more reflective tone as his 2017 anthem “American Rock ‘n Roll” plays in the background.
“First off, let me convey to my family, friends, and supporters that now is not the time to gloat,” the singer narrates, accompanied by imagery of American flags and neighborhood homes. “We must remember that most of our left-leaning friends are good people who want the same things in life that we do, but simply think differently about how to get there.”
The scene shifts to footage of Rock performing live as he declares, “It is now time to be the bigger man, to extend an olive branch, and unite all reasonable people of this great nation.”
“God has blessed America, and together with President Trump, we will make America great again,” Rock concludes.
The video closes with a teaser for the musician’s Rock the Country 2025 tour, a 10-date trek billed as “A Festival for We the People.” The tour launches April 4-5 in Livingston, La., and wraps July 25-26 in Anderson, S.C.
