Former President Donald Trump appeared on a 23-year-old livestreamer’s show in a wild interview aimed at boosting his appeal among younger voters ahead of the election.
In a wide-ranging 1.5-hour appearance with popular Kick host Adin Ross at Mar-a-Lago, the former president discussed the American dream, his opponent Kamala Harris and his upcoming vice presidential pick, Squad Leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s resemblance to Argentina’s former first lady and much, much more.
Ross, who is friends with Trump’s youngest son Barron, also on the broadcast gifted the president a Rolex watch, a Diet Coke (Trump’s favorite soda) and wrapped a Tesla cybertruck with an image of Trump raising his fist after his near-assassination.
The former president also told Ross that she is one of Barron Trump’s favorite internet personalities.
“My son Barron sends his regards. He’s a great young man, but he’s a big fan of yours,” Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her legal record during an appearance with livestreamer Adin Ross on his Kick show on Monday. Trump also said that all of the people Harris is considering as her running mate would be better candidates than her.
“My son told me about you,” Trump said. “He said, ‘Dad, it’s really big.'”
Trump even explained that Barron influenced his decision to join Ross, saying his son helped convince him to join the popular streamer.
“I love having a young audience… it’s about the American dream,” Trump said. “Right now, there is no American dream.”
The two also expressed solidarity with the current state of the US under President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris, with the former president criticizing their performance.
“All of the people she’s considering are much better than her,” Trump said of Harris’ vice presidential picks. “I think virtually all of them are considered better, smarter, would be better presidents than her.”
“Look, she couldn’t even pass her law exam, she couldn’t even pass her bar exam… she thought she could never pass it. And that’s how she runs our country, it’s a disgrace,” Trump said in another attack on Harris, this time targeting her legal record.
It should be noted that Harris failed her first bar exam, but later passed the exam and was approved to practice law in California, where she served as a prosecutor and then district attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“She’s ultra-left, ultra-radical,” the former president continued about Harris.
“She was the attorney general of California, she destroyed California. Her policies have destroyed California.”
Ross agreed, noting that he used to live in California before moving to Florida.
The broadcaster said California Governor Gavin Newsom’s handling of the state has been terrible and has caused many residents to move away.
“San Francisco was the greatest city in our country 20 years ago,” Trump continued. “His policies, when he was district attorney, have destroyed San Francisco.”
Trump ridiculed Harris’ legal record as San Francisco district attorney, calling her “ultra radical”
Ross told Trump he lived in California before moving to Florida. The streamer criticized the Golden State’s politics under Gavin Newsom.
Later in the broadcast, Ross did a segment in which he showed Trump a picture of a famous personality and the former president responded with a word he thought of when he saw the individual.
When an image of AOC appeared on the screen, Trump gave a surprising response.
“She’s a fraud,” he said. “But she knows, she’s got something going on.”
“It’s a good thing for her,” Trump continued. “But there’s something special about her. She has a very good spark, it’s quite surprising, actually.”
He seemed to imply that he liked AOC’s progressive brand, though he called the perceived act “disingenuous.”
“He has a lot of spark,” he added.
The former president randomly compared AOC to former Argentine first lady Evita Peron, who was known for her activism on labor issues, which is similar to efforts championed by the New York Democrat.
Trump recalled watching Ocasio-Cortez campaigning on television against incumbent Speaker Joe Crowley, who at the time was one of the highest-ranking Democrats in the House of Representatives, and thinking Crowley was going to lose to her.
“I told her she better be careful,” Trump said. “And she took it down, so, as you know, I give her credit.”
The former president also praised UFC founder Dana White, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Joe Rogan during the broadcast.
Trump said AOC reminds him of Evita Peron, the popular former first lady of Argentina
Ross gifted Trump a Tesla cybertruck wrapped in an American flag and an image of the near-assassination attempt on the former president during his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Trump and Ross spoke live for 1.5 hours
The duo later tested the cybertruck’s sound system by playing Elvis Presley songs.
Later in the broadcast, Trump even suggested to Ross: “Maybe one day you’ll be president.”
Ross laughed and offered another suggestion.
“I don’t know, maybe I’ll leave it to Barron someday,” Ross replied.
Ross also taught Trump some streamer lingo, mentioning to the former president that when he sees viewers typing “W” in the stream chat, that’s a good thing.
“W stands for good. W stands for win,” Ross explained to a confused-looking Trump, sitting with his mouth open.
Towards the end, the two also recorded a video of themselves dancing Trump’s famous two-fisted dance move, where they stood side by side moving their hips and pumping their fists.
The former president had similar reactions when Ross gifted him a luxury Rolex watch.
Trump later joked that it was actually “worth it” to participate in the livestream after receiving the watch that is likely worth tens of thousands of dollars.
“I don’t know what you’re doing, but you’re very respected and wonderful. I go on other shows and nobody makes a big deal out of it,” Trump said.