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President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning ticket-scalping on Monday afternoon, with a little help from Kid Rock.
(Sidebar: I am really glad I didn’t wear my red, white and blue sequined suit yesterday. BOY would that have been awkward!)
Trump also took questions for more than 40 minutes — on topics ranging from tariffs to Tiger Woods’ love life — even as Mr. Kid (Mr. Rock?) stood awkwardly slightly off camera. (His legs must have been KILLING him; at one point, the Kid just leaned on the Resolute Desk. I feel you, Kid!)
I went through the transcript of Trump’s remarks line by line. The stuff you really need to see is below.
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To the Lines!
“A friend of mine, Kid Rock, sometimes referred to as Bob, I know him as Bob. But he's been a good friend for a long time, many years.”
Kid Rock’s given name is Robert Ritchie. Of course, I, too, know him as Bob. And away we go!
“But we came up with a very serious E.O. And I'm going to sign it now.”
This is a “very serious” executive order. Just so you know.
“I did buy one and I let the staff use it. I -- we have it parked conveniently.”
Trump bought a Tesla a few weeks back. Now? It’s parked “conveniently.” Thanks for asking!
“I'd love that”
Trump on whether he would like to run against Barack Obama in 2028. Stop for a second and realize how INSANE it is that Trump is answering questions like this.
“No, people are asking me to run and there's a whole story about running for a third term. I don't know. I never looked into it. And they do say there's a way you can do it, but I don't know about that.”
A few questions: 1) Who is “they”? 2) He’s never looked into it? Ha! (Ok, that’s not a question.) 3) What is the “way you can do it”?
“And we're getting a lot of credit for having done a great job in the first, almost 100 days.”
I am going to start saying this more in my own life. “I am getting a lot of credit for that last post. Many people are saying it’s great.”
“Nobody's ever seen anything like we're witnessing now. Nobody's ever seen anything -- You -- Most of you agree with that. I mean, there's nothing much you can't agree with.”
Oh, I agree. Wholeheartedly.
