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Kid Rock, the pope's neutrality, and where America gets its news

Kid Rock told Bill Maher on Real Time that Trump drove off in his golf cart while he was still on the line with Macron.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on The Weekend Shift
Published 5:06 PM ET, Saturday, October 31, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “Kid Rock reveals what he told French President Macron after Trump unexpectedly handed him phone on golf course”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, New York Post, Mediaite via Yahoo, Daily Beast and Syracuse University News.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 5:06 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
Topics: French, Pope Leo, America, Trump.
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Fox NewsKid Rock reveals what he told French President Macron after Trump unexpectedly handed him phone on golf course
Yahoo SportsPope Leo XIV stays neutral for Villanova-Notre Dame: ‘The pope doesn’t take sides’
New York PostMost American adults are getting their news from social media — overtaking traditional journalism: survey
Mediaite via YahooTrump Put a Shocked Kid Rock on the Phone with a Foreign Leader and Then Just Walked Away: ‘This Is a Fun One’ October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
Daily BeastMAGA Rocker Kid Rock Reveals Trump Put Him on Call With French President Emmanuel Macron October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
Syracuse University NewsYouTube Overtakes TV as Top Source of Political News, Study Finds October 8, 2026 · facts used on air

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKid Rock told Bill Maher that Trump handed him a phone on a golf course with French President Macron on the line, then got in his golf cart and drove off while he was still talking.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe says he answered, said hello, and told the president of France he was from the Paris of the Midwest, Detroit.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a first date opener. Trump introduced him as the great Kid Rock, like Macron had a poster.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPope Leo is staying neutral for Villanova against Notre Dame in Rome on Sunday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe says the pope doesn't take sides, though he did graduate from Villanova.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe flashed the Villanova V anyway.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Syracuse survey of one thousand one American adults has social platforms leading traditional sources, sixty percent to thirty-two percent, and YouTube narrowly edging TV news for political news.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSixteen point five to sixteen point one. TV lost to a guy unboxing a toaster.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've read worse. Not today, but I have.