Kid Rock recounts phone call with Macron during golf outing with Trump

Politics · First reported 31 Oct, 20:30 · Updated 21:16

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On Bill Maher’s HBO program, Kid Rock said Trump handed him a phone while they were golfing, putting him in conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. The story also reports Maher’s audience laughed and includes criticism of Maher’s reaction from Democratic strategist Kaivon Shroff. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)

Kid Rock said Trump passed him a phone while Macron was on the line during their golf outing. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)
He recounted greeting Macron and joking that Detroit was the “Paris of the Midwest”; Maher’s audience laughed at the story. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)
Democratic strategist Kaivon Shroff criticized Maher’s response, arguing he would have reacted differently if a Democratic president had done the same. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)

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Key facts

Setting: Kid Rock said the call occurred while he was golfing with Donald Trump. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)
Person on the phone: French President Emmanuel Macron. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)
Where the story was told: An episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)
Kid Rock’s name: The reports identify him as Robert Ritchie. (dc93d491-e0b7-45bb-92de-e1b8a33053a5; f9bb79ed-01c2-49f0-b679-258ae02ef707)