Kid Rock Says Trump Left Him on Call With Macron

Kid Rock said President Donald Trump handed him a phone while speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron during a golf outing, then drove away in a golf cart as the musician remained on the call. Rock recounted the episode during an October 30, 2026, appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, describing it as a humorous surprise. In the program’s Overtime segment, host Bill Maher asked Rock about the golf outing and the conversation with Macron. Rock said Trump was taking calls while they played and introduced him to the French president before handing him the phone. Rock recalled greeting Macron and describing Detroit as the “Paris of the Midwest.” He said Trump then got into a golf cart and left while he was still speaking with Macron. Rock said he was left unsure how to proceed and joked that he asked Macron what else he had been doing. Maher laughed at the account, remarking that Trump had left Macron on the phone with Rock. The exchange was presented as an anecdote from a golf outing, not as an official diplomatic meeting. The account rests on Rock’s recollection during the broadcast. The supplied reports contain no confirmation from Trump or Macron, and neither leader...