Hilarious footage shows former First Lady Melania Trump grimacing as Kid Rock performs at the Republican National Convention.
The singer and outspoken conservative took the stage in Milwaukee to warm up the crowd before Donald Trump’s primetime speech.
But his reworking of the 2000 hit “American Bad A**” — with lyrics altered to include references to Trump — didn’t seem to impress the former First Lady.
Melania winced as Kid Rock raised his fist in the air and chanted “fight,” a nod to Trump’s iconic response to his assassination attempt a week ago.
Kid Rock took the stage at the Republican National Convention prior to Donald Trump’s speech and performed a re-work of the 2000 hit “American Bad A**” with modified lyrics that included references to Donald Trump.
Melania Trump — alongside stepson Eric and Trump’s VP pick JD Vance — didn’t seem too impressed with Kid Rock’s set
Melania sat next to her stepson Eric and Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance, who seemed to enjoy Kid Rock’s performance more than the others; he nodded in agreement.
Footage of Melania’s reaction quickly circulated on social media, with people seemingly agreeing with her about the rocker’s set.
“Wait, this isn’t a joke?” said one.
Another commented: ‘She makes me laugh. She may not use many words, but her face betrays her true feelings time and time again.’
A third claimed that while watching they noticed that Kid Rock ‘forgot to hold the mic up at the end while his (?) voice was still playing. Lip sync error.’
That happened before Donald Trump ended the RNC with a lengthy speech accepting the Republican nomination for president.
He seemed unusually emotional as he came onstage and embraced Melania in a tender embrace, recounting the experience the week before when he was shot at a rally.
Donald Trump was unusually emotional as he took the stage at the Republican convention in Milwaukee, where he hugged his wife Melania
He hugged his loved ones and kissed his grandson on the cheek, all the while waving to the audience, who welcomed them with loud applause.
The 78-year-old man described the moment an assassin’s bullet pierced his heavily bandaged ear and told his supporters: “I shouldn’t be here.”
But the sentiment was met with chants of “Yes, you are! Yes, you are!” — a response that again brought clear emotion to the former president’s face as he said, “Thank you… but I’m not.”
Trump also paid tribute to former Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, by kissing his fire helmet onstage.
But after he spent the first 15 minutes of his speech describing the attempt on his life, critics took issue with Trump’s remarks. He appeared to respond to his teleprompter and make jokes several times during his speech.
Trump kisses a helmet and firefighter’s jacket that belonged to Corey Comperatore, who was fatally shot at a rally where Trump survived an assassination attempt, as he accepts his party’s nomination on the final day of the 2024 Republican National Convention
Donald Trump hugs one of his grandsons, Melania waves to the crowd at the Fiserv Forum and Ivanka smiles at the end of the former president’s speech
He went from emphasizing unity and togetherness to his usual attack on his enemies, calling Joe Biden “the worst president in American history.”
Trump also called Nancy Pelosi “crazy” and praised fictional psychopath Hannibal Lecter in a rambling 92-minute speech.
Once again, he falsely claimed that Democrats cheated in the 2020 election he lost, accusing them of mounting a witch hunt on the judiciary to create a “planet of war.”
“The Democratic Party must immediately stop abusing the justice system as a weapon and labeling their political opponent as an enemy of democracy, especially since that is not true,” Trump said.
“I am actually the one who is saving democracy for the people of our country,” he said.
His speech marked the high point of the four-day Republican Party convention, during which Trump formally accepted the presidential nomination in preparation for the November election.