Hilarious footage captured former first lady Melania Trump making funny faces as Kid Rock performed at the Republican National Convention.
The singer and conservative took the stage in Milwaukee to warm up the crowd before Donald Trump gave his prime-time speech at the convention.
But her remake of the 2000 hit “American Bad A**,” with lyrics altered to include references to Trump, appeared to fail to impress the former First Lady.
Melania winced as Kid Rock raised his fist in the air and shouted “fight,” an apparent nod to Trump’s iconic reaction to her assassination attempt a week ago.
Kid Rock took the stage at the Republican National Convention before Donald Trump’s speech and performed a remastered version of the 2000 hit “American Bad A**” with the lyrics altered to include references to Donald Trump.
Melania Trump, seated next to her stepson Eric and Trump’s vice presidential nominee JD Vance, seemed unimpressed at the Kid Rock concert.
Melania was seated next to her stepson Eric and Trump’s vice presidential nominee JD Vance, who seemed to enjoy Kid Rock’s performance more than others as he nodded in agreement.
Images of Melania’s reaction quickly circulated on social media, with commentators seemingly agreeing with her opinions on the rocker’s set.
“Wait, this isn’t a joke?” one said.
Another commented: “He makes me laugh a lot. He may not use many words but his face betrays his true feelings every time.”
A third claimed that while watching the show, he noticed that Kid Rock “forgot to keep the mic up at the end when his (?) voice was still playing. Lip sync error.”
It came before Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican National Convention with a lengthy speech accepting the Republican nomination for president.
He appeared unusually emotional as he took the stage and shared a tender embrace with Melania as she recounted the experience of being shot at a protest the previous week.
Donald Trump was unusually emotional as he took the stage at the Republican convention in Milwaukee, sharing a tender embrace with his wife Melania.
She hugged her loved ones and gave her grandson a kiss on the cheek as she waved to the crowd, who greeted them with enthusiastic applause.
Describing the moment an assassin’s bullet pierced his heavily bandaged ear, the 78-year-old told supporters: “I’m not supposed to be here.”
But the sentiment was met with chants of “Yes, you are! Yes, you are!”, a response that brought back clear emotion to the former president’s face when he said, “Thank you… but I’m not.”
Trump also paid tribute to former Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who died in the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, by kissing his firefighter helmet on stage.
But after spending the first 15 minutes of his speech recounting the assassination attempt, critics slammed Trump’s comments as he appeared to go off the teleprompter and make jokes at numerous points in his speech.
Trump kisses a helmet and firefighter jacket that belonged to Corey Comperatore, who was fatally shot at a rally where Trump survived an assassination attempt, as he accepts his party’s nomination on the final day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump hugs one of his grandchildren, Melania waves to the crowd at Fiserv Forum and Ivanka smiles at the end of the former president’s speech
He went from talking about unity and togetherness to his more usual tone of attacking his enemies, calling Joe Biden “the worst president in American history.”
Trump also called Nancy Pelosi “crazy” and praised fictional psychopath Hannibal Lecter in a rambling 92-minute speech.
He once again falsely claimed Democrats had cheated during the 2020 election he lost, and accused them of launching judicial witch hunts to create a “war planet.”
“The Democratic Party should immediately stop weaponizing the justice system and labeling its political opponents as enemies of democracy, especially since that is not true,” Trump said.
“In fact, I am the one who is saving democracy for the people of our country,” he said.
His speech marked the climax of the four-day Republican convention, during which Trump formally accepted the presidential nomination ahead of the November election.