{"id":3611,"date":"2026-07-02T22:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:40:35","slug":"kid-rock-says-calls-president-trump-while-drinking-late-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3611","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock says calls President Trump while drinking late at night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Kid Rock says he calls the President in the middle of the night while drinking because he knows Trump will answer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3609\">StubHub sued by California fans who say ticket cancellations crushed dreams of going to World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m sitting around having some beers if it\u2019s like 11,12, on a Friday or Saturday, I know he\u2019s up,\u201d the MAGA musician told Australian station Sky News.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Trump probably thinks Taylor Swift planned wedding to \u2018upstage\u2019 his July 4: report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He calls texting and chatting with Trump \u201cone of my late night drinking tricks\u201d because he knows when the 80-year-old President will be accessible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s so gracious, he always picks up or he\u2019ll call and check in just to shoot the s\u2013t,\u201d Rock said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3607\">Gary Glitter faces new child sex crime charges dating back decades<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the 55-year-old \u201cBatwitdaba\u201d singer, Trump doesn\u2019t consult him on matters of national security, though Rock admitted in a 2022 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the President did ask for his thoughts on such matters during a White House visit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m qualified to answer this,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Rock told Sky News that having a relationship with the country\u2019s 47th President is \u201cf\u2014ing awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added that it helps that both men only sleep about five hours each night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy the hell out of hanging out with him and talking with him and just having a front row seat to the greatest s\u2013t show on earth,\u201d Rock boasted.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan native born Robert James Ritchie has long been a Trump supporter. 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