Kid Rock Appears With Donald Trump In Oval Office As POTUS Signs Executive Order On Concert Ticket Reselling

Kid Rock appeared with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday evening for what has become a daily ritual for the president: the signing of an executive order.

This time, the EO was aimed at ticket scalping. The order simply directs the Federal Trade Commission to work with the Attorney General to make sure that laws are enforced.

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The entertainer, appearing in a red, white and blue outfit, said the problem is in ticket resellers using bots and algorithms to buy up blocks of prized concert tickets and driving up the price.

“Anyone who has bought a concert ticket in the last decade, maybe 20 years, not matter what, knows it is a conundrum,” Kid Rock said. “[T]hey get all the good tickets to your favorite shows you want to go to, and then they are relisted immediately sometimes for a 4[00], 500 percent markup.”

He said artists don’t see any of that money. “Ultimately, I think this is a great first step,” the musician said. “I would love down the road if there’d be some legislation that could actually put a cap on the resale of tickets.”

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Trump referred to Kid Rock as “Bob,” for his real name, Robert James Ritchie. Kid Rock has set up a meeting with Trump and Bill Maher, who long has made the president a butt of his jokes and satire. The rocker’s appearance might signal that a meeting will take place soon, with one source saying it could happen as soon as Tuesday. The White House and reps for Maher did not respond to requests for comment.

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Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday: “I got a call from a very good guy, and friend of mine, Kid Rock, asking me whether or not it would be possible for me to meet, in the White House, with Bill Maher, a man who has been unjustifiably critical of anything, or anyone, TRUMP. I really didn’t like the idea much, and don’t like it much now, but thought it would be interesting. The problem is, no matter how much he likes your Favorite President, ME, he will publicly proclaim what a terrible guy I am, etc., very much like the Democrats at my recent Address to the Joint Session of Congress, where I stated, correctly, that no matter what I said or did, they wouldn’t stand, they wouldn’t applaud, they wouldn’t smile or laugh and, certainly, they wouldn’t be in any way ‘nice.’ Who knows, though, maybe I’ll be proven wrong? In any event, I’m doing a favor for a friend. I look forward to meeting with Bill Maher, Kid Rock and, I believe, even the Legendary Dana White will be present. It might be fun or, it might not, but you will be the first to know!”

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