President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock to the Oval Office to watch him sign an executive order concerning the music industry – but almost forgot to sign the document.
The American signer and rapper on Monday evening stood next to Trump, who sat at the resolute desk to sign the order aimed at stopping exploitive ticket scalping that often involves bots buying sections of seats and reselling them to fans for more.
Kid Rock’s visit started with the musician explaining that scalpers often buy tickets in bulk and prevent loyal fans from getting them at reasonable prices and that artists do not make any additional money. He also mentioned that for decades, fans buying tickets will see exorbitant fees at checkout.
Trump appeared engrossed with Kid Rock, who wore a flashy American flag suit celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary. The outfit included red, white and blue designs including eagles and a white hat with a matching ribbon. It was so extravagant that a reporter asked Trump if he would ever wear one.
‘I don’t know, I was thinking about wearing it tomorrow,’ said Trump jokingly of April Fools Day. ‘We’ve got a big day coming up.’
Trump then took questions from reporters and addressed a wide range of topics including his plan to visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as his first foreign trip.
After numerous questions the session was cut off and as reporters started to leave and say thank you to Trump, someone could be heard asking him if he was going to sign the executive order – which was the purpose of Kid Rock’s visit.
Trump threw both of his hands up and immediately picked up his signature thick black marker.
‘Boy, that was good,’ the president said. ‘OK ready everybody?’
Trump signed the document and passed the folder over to Kid Rock.
‘Oh you better do well with this,’ Trump told him. ‘He’s going to do it, make sure everything is nice and clean.’
Kid Rock replied: ‘Make America Fun Again.’
‘You’re not in a clean industry,’ Trump continued. ‘Hold that up. OK? Thank you everybody.’
In his remarks earlier, Kid Rock thanked Trump for getting the executive order in motion ‘at lightning speed’. He added that he hopes the US government can one day set a cap on the resale of tickets.
‘I can’t control the ticket prices right now, so hopefully this is a step to be able to make that happen,’ the singer said.
Amidst an eventful first two months back at the White House, Trump has invited multiple celebrities to the Oval Office who support his policies.
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