President Trump celebrated the opening of Kid Rock’s MAGA-friendly restaurant in Nashville — and revealed his nickname for the singer.
The Michigan-born rapper/rocker, whose name is Robert James Ritchie, launched his all-American-themed seafood joint on Tuesday.
“Congratulations to my friend, Kid Rock (I call him Bob!), on the Grand Opening of his new Nashville restaurant, ‘The Detroit Cowboy,’” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late on Monday.
“I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment, and look forward to going there sometime soon!”
The “Redneck Paradise” singer responded in a post on X: “Thank you, Mr. President. Keep kickin’ ass for America, sir!”
A huge bald eagle mural with red, white and blue wings can be seen in photos covering a wall in the restaurant, which drew “Fox & Friends” to its grand opening to interview Kid Rock.
The musician, known for blending rap and country-style rock music, has been a Trump supporter since his first term, though Kid Rock has grown into a particularly close ally over the past year.
He performed at the 2024 Republican National Convention, and has sided with the MAGA movement on several occasions.
Last May, Rolling Stone published a piece titled “How Kid Rock Went From America’s Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA Mouthpiece.”
In 2023, Kid Rock was at the center of the boycott over Bud Light partnering with transgender social media star Dylan Mulvaney. He posted a video showing him shooting cans of Bud Light with an MP5 submachine gun and declaring “F— Anheuser-Busch.”
He said last year that he has moved on from the boycott movement.
Detroit Cowboy is the budding restaurateur’s second eatery in Nashville
Last month, a Nashville news outlet reported that his Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse sent home employees without legal citizenship status in the middle of a rush to avoid ICE agents.
The “Picture” singer slammed the claims, which were picked up by several major news outlets.
“Clearly I do not have anything to do with day-to-day operations at my Honky Tonk — but it’s good click bait, I get it,” he wrote in a post on X.
“That being said I 100% support getting illegal criminals out of our country no matter where they are. I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of getting GREAT immigrants into our country – LEGALLY!”
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