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Kid Rock Defends Trump's 'Billionaire Ballroom' Project Amid Backlash

10/24/2025

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Kid Rock appeared on Fox News to defend United States President Donald Trump's privately funded White House East Wing demolition.
The project would not use taxpayer money.
He expressed indifference to potential regulatory sidestepping and said he could imagine the difficulties of following regulations.
Democrats criticized the privately funded project as a 'billionaire ballroom' during a government shutdown, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended cost changes and renovations.

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Kid Rock appeared on Fox News to defend United States President Donald Trump's privately funded White House East Wing demolition.
The project would not use taxpayer money.
He expressed indifference to potential regulatory sidestepping and said he could imagine the difficulties of following regulations.
Democrats criticized the privately funded project as a 'billionaire ballroom' during a government shutdown, while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended cost changes and renovations.