Kid Rock details sit-down with Trump, Stephen A Smith and Bill Maher
Kid Rock joined "Fox & Friends" on Friday and said he recently had dinner with President Donald Trump, comedian Bill Maher, and ESPN host Stephen A.Smith.After talking about the Michigan Senate race and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Kid Rock told the hosts of "Fox & Friends" that there was one thing he, Maher, Smith and Trump all agreed on."Last night, I'm having dinner at the White House with the president, Bill Maher and Stephen A.
Smith.We all agreed socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government," he said, before referring to El-Sayed.
"This guy is screaming socialism."UNEARTHED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS CONTRADICT EL-SAYED’S ‘CAPITALIST’ NARRATIVEMusician Kid Rock arrives to speak during a rally with President Donald Trump at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn., on Oct.10, 2026.
(Getty Images)Asked how the dinner went, Kid Rock said the group had a great conversation. "It was epic," he said."And the thing that was the greatest, there's so many points, I could do an hour on it, is that, you know, two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread, have laughs, talk about, have tough conversations on a lot of the issues."The musician described some of the issues Maher and Smith raised with Trump."Everything from socialism and communism to the war in Iran to Bill Maher was talking getting our interpreters and things from Afghanistan that helped us out," he said.
"Stephen A.Smith was very much engaged in talking about unemployment with Black women and the funding of HBCUs, which we reminded him that President Trump did fund $174 million to historically Black universities and colleges in 2016 [sic], which was great."TRUMP IS DISMANTLING IRAN’S WAR MACHINE, BUT AMERICA STILL NEEDS AN ENDGAMEStephen A.
Smith speaks on stage as he and Christopher Russo host SiriusXM shows live from Fanatics Fest at Javits Center on July 17, 2026, in New York City.(Getty Images for SiriusXM)Kid Rock said Smith made the point that,...