Kid Rock Receives Trump Call on Live TV, Viral Moment Highlights American Influence
A surprise phone handoff during a Real Time interview went viral, drawing attention from Fox News and the New York Post.
Kid Rock, a musician, told television host Bill Maher about a golf outing with former President Donald Trump, during which Trump unexpectedly handed Kid Rock a phone while Macron was on a call with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Kid Rock described the incident, saying, "[Trump's] like, 'Hey, I'm here with the great Kid Rock,' like Macron knows who I am."
The moment, which aired on the show Real Time, went viral according to both Fox News and the New York Post.
Original reporting
Fox News
Kid Rock reveals what he told French President Macron after Trump unexpectedly handed him phone on golf course
Kid Rock told Bill Maher how a golf outing with Trump ended with him holding the phone mid-call with Emmanuel Macron in a viral "Real Time" moment.
Read the original →New York Post
Kid Rock reveals what he told French President Macron after Trump unexpectedly handed him phone on golf course
"[Trump’s] like, ‘Hey, I’m here with the great Kid Rock,’ like Macron knows who I am."
Read the original →
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Kid Rock told Bill Maher about a golf outing with Donald Trump during which Trump unexpectedly handed Kid Rock a phone during a call with French President Emmanuel Macron.
- Kid Rock is a musician.
- Bill Maher is a television host.
- Donald Trump is a former U.S. president.
- Emmanuel Macron is the French president.
- Kid Rock, on Trump handing him the phone: "[Trump's] like, 'Hey, I'm here with the great Kid Rock,' like Macron knows who I am."
- The moment occurred on the show "Real Time" and went viral, according to Fox News.
- The moment occurred on the show "Real Time" and went viral, according to the New York Post.
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