# Kid Rock reveals what he told French President Macron after Trump unexpectedly handed him phone on golf course

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kid-rock-reveals-what-he-told-french-president-macron-after-trump-unexpectedly-handed-him-phone-on-golf-course/
- Published: 2026-10-31T20:30:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T21:41:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kid-rock-reveals-told-french-president-macron-trump-unexpectedly-handed-phone-golf-course
- Topics: Government, Politics, Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Trump passed a call with Macron to Kid Rock during golf.
- Kid Rock joked about Detroit being the Midwest’s Paris.
- A Democratic strategist criticised Maher’s amused reaction.

## Summary

Musician Kid Rock said President Donald Trump handed him a phone during a golf outing, leaving him to speak briefly with French President Emmanuel Macron. The story drew laughter from comedian Bill Maher and his guests, and has prompted political criticism over how Maher responded to Trump’s informal handling of the call.

Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, said Trump had been taking calls while golfing and introduced him to Macron as “the great Kid Rock”. He greeted Macron as “Mr President” and joked that he was from “the Paris of the Midwest: Detroit”, before asking what Macron had been up to. The anecdote was shared on Maher’s HBO programme after Maher’s second dinner with Trump; Democratic strategist Kaivon Shroff criticised Maher’s reaction as inconsistent with how he might respond to a Democratic president.

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