Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant promoted by Trump after ICE raids pause operations

President Donald Trump endorsed Kid Rock’s lastest Nashville restaurant in a Monday night Truth Social post. 

Trump called attention to ‘The Detroit Cowboy,’ which uses the slogan, ‘Go where you’re celebrated, not tolerated.’

The newly opened eatery, which started its operation just last month, will have the popular morning show Fox & Friends broadcast live from its premises on Tuesday morning. This event marks the official celebration of the grand opening, and it is expected that Kid Rock will be present for the occasion. 

‘Celebrating the Grand Opening of his latest venture, “The Detroit Cowboy,” my friend Kid Rock (or Bob, as I like to call him) receives warm wishes from Trump. The President mentioned that he has heard positive reviews about the establishment, referring to it as a welcoming MAGA spot, expressing his anticipation for a visit in the near future.’ 

In a show of support, Trump’s message follows a recent incident involving Kid Rock’s previous establishment, the Big A** Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse, which temporarily closed its kitchen on a Saturday night amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the vicinity.

The Nashville Scene reported that managers instructed employees without legal citizenship to leave the premises at the Kid Rock-branded establishment, along with several other restaurants on Broadway, Nashville’s iconic boulevard.

Kid Rock’s Big A** Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse is owned by conservative Trump supporter Steve Smith. 

It was unclear if Smith was aware that illegal immigrants were being asked to leave the kitchens of his restaurants to avoid ICE detection. 

President Donald Trump (left) endorsed Kid Rock’s latest foray into the food industry, praising his new Nashville restaurant, The Detroit Cowboy, in a Monday night Truth Social post 

President Donald Trump congratulated Kid Rock on opening a new Nashville restaurant. ‘I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment, and look forward to going there sometime soon!’ Trump wrote 

Kid Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, started moving into the restaurant industry during Trump’s first term.

He opened Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena in late 2017. 

The next year, he expanded to Nashville with the opening of Kid Rock’s Big A** Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse. 

But in 2019, Made in Detroit closed its doors on the heels of Kid Rock making incendiary comments about Oprah Winfrey. 

At the time, the stadium’s owner said that Kid Rock had ‘voluntarily decided not to renew’ his licensing agreement, according to the Detroit Free Press. 

The new restaurant, the Detroit Cowboy, is taking over the space of Joe Muer Seafood, a Detroit mainstay that had its first out-of-state location in Nashville. 

In a post previewing the Detroit Cowboy, Kid Rock hinted that he was still angry about Made in Detroit’s closure. 

‘A small group of very bad people thought they cancelled me and my restaurant in Detroit in 2020,’ he wrote. ‘All you dumba**es did was hurt the city I LOVE,’ Ritchie added. 

Kid Rock indicated that he was still salty over the closure of his Detroit restaurant, Made in Detroit, which happened after he insulted longtime talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 2019 

The Instagram post shows Kid Rock with his white cowboy boot up on a table, with a large painted eagle display at his back. 

Kid Rock has been a strong supporter of Trump’s MAGA agenda. 

He was one of the entertainers at last summer’s Republican National Convention and has made several trips to the White House since the president’s January swearing-in. 

Ritchie facilitated an across-the-aisle dinner between Trump and liberal comedian Bill Maher. 

He also joined Trump in the Oval Office in March as the president signed an executive order to prevent fans from being victims from ticket scalping scams.