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.
Kid Rock’s visit started with the musician explaining that scalpers often buy tickets to concerts and events in bulk and resell them for more than face value, pricing out fans with no additional earnings for artists.
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. ‘We’ve got a big day coming up.’
Trump then took questions from reporters, on 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 were asked to leave, someone could be heard asking Trump of he was going to sign the executive order – which was the purpose of Kid Rock’s visit.
Trump immediately picked up his signature thick black marker.
‘Well, that was good,’ the president said. ‘OK ready everybody?’
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