Kid Rock’s Religious Civil War Warning Gets A Trump Repost
Kid Rock’s warning about religion and civil war reached Donald Trump’s feed as Michigan’s Senate contest entered its final weeks.
Kid Rock’s warning about a future religious civil war reached President Donald Trump’s Truth Social feed, amplifying the musician’s attack on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Trump reposted the clip on Truth Social, bringing the musician’s comments into the final weeks of El-Sayed’s race against Republican Mike Rogers. The remarks came from a weekend interview with Lara Trump on her Fox News show, My View.
“I don’t wanna see my grandkids one day have to fight some civil war over religious ideology,” Kid Rock said in an excerpt Fox News posted. He also called El-Sayed a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
The musician linked his fears to Islam while discussing Michigan and its Arab population. El-Sayed, a Democrat and former public health official, is Muslim. His faith has become a recurring target of attacks from Trump and other Republicans during the campaign.
The repost followed another joint appearance by Trump and Kid Rock over the weekend. At a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, the musician warned against Islamic religious law and argued that no religious ideology should take priority over the Constitution, The Independent reported.
Trump later told the crowd he would welcome a political run by Kid Rock.
El-Sayed had already pushed back against Trump’s use of his name and faith before the president amplified the musician’s remarks. His response came last week after Trump repeatedly called him Mohammed rather than Abdul.
“He knows my name is Abdul. He says it everyday. But he’s not just attacking me. He’s attacking all of us,” El-Sayed wrote on X.
In his October 8 post, El-Sayed accused the president of using religion to divert attention from the cost of gas, groceries and health care.
El-Sayed would become the first Muslim U.S. senator if he wins. Michigan has not elected a Republican senator since 1994.
Republicans had spent $78 million in the race through October 10, compared with $63 million from Democrats, AP reported, citing AdImpact. Roughly $40 million of the GOP spending funded negative ads.
El-Sayed has kept campaigning on guaranteed health care and paid leave while challenging his opponents’ attacks.
The Michigan general election is November 3.