Here Are Some of the Most Notable Musicians Who Support Donald Trump

In the ten years since Donald Trump announced his first presidential candidacy, musicians have told him not to use their songs (he ignores this, of course). It's a pretty standard request during elections, and for more than just copyright reasons: Musicians don't want to be associated with a candidate who doesn't embody their values. Or in Trump's case, someone who actively works to erase the existence of large swaths of creatives, not to mention humanity as a whole (this is why numerous artists have created specifically anti-Trump songs). But there are a few artists who have come out in support of the twice-impeached, 34-times felon: online, in interviews and at Trump events. And even worse, in their actual songs.

Gene Simmons
The frontman and bassist of KISS once told Rolling Stone that Donald Trump is "good for the political system." In the interview, Simmons, who was a contestant on the first season of the Celebrity Apprentice, also supported Trump's undying obsession with building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border. "The Pope has said the wall is unkind, but it's interesting that at the Vatican there's a wall," he said. "They don't want people on the outside coming into the Vatican." Apparently, no one told KISS's own Demon that there is an enormous gap in the wall in front of Saint Peter's Basilica, allowing visitors to enter the Holy City.

Ted Nugent
Surprise, surprise: Rock guitarist and Second Amendment fanatic Ted Nugent is a Trump supporter. Nugent, who was also a fan of George W. Bush (who nowadays seems almost left-wing compared to 45/47) has continually spoken highly of Trump. In "Give Trump the Medal of Freedom," an editorial he wrote for WorldNetDaily, Nugent defended Trump and applauded him for "speaking his mind in such a bold, honest and straightforward manner." Let's calm it down there, Ted. If you were in charge, Kanye West would be an ideal candidate for the Medal of Freedom.

Kanye West
Speaking of West, the rapper went on a tirade after Trump's first election victory, saying he supported Trump's "method of communication." He's been a MAGA-hat model ever since. Oddly, though, he was not present at Trump's 2025 inauguration. As reported by TMZ, he said that Trump's team wouldn't let him attend without first writing an apology for his numerous antisemitic remarks over the years. West has not renounced his MAGA-hood, though, and Trump has since said that West is "a really nice guy, but he can get some people into trouble." Wow. Trump finally found someone that even he is embarrassed to associate with.

Kid Rock
Rapper, rocker and country musician Kid Rock approves of the Donald to the point where he's become a moronic mascot for the man. Kid Rock eloquently once said, "Let the motherfucking business guy run it like a fucking business. And his campaign has been entertaining as shit," in a Rolling Stone interview. Reminder: Trump filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy four times. And he's still just getting started on the U.S. economy.

Wayne Newton
When the Las Vegas entertainer and singer Wayne Newton wasn't breeding Arabian horses, he took time to appear on Fox and Friends in 2017 to announce his support for Trump, saying, "I love Donald, and he would make a great president." Newton's decision is not very far-fetched, because the two have a fair amount in common: Both have a head of dyed and plugged hair, both are tax cheats and both have skin that looks like melted-then-hardened cheese. Nein danke schön, darling, nein danke schön.

Loretta Lynn
In an interview in 2016, country legend Lynn simply said, "Trump has sold me, what more can I say? I just think he's going to be the one to turn this country around." She was definitely right about that. He's turning the U.S. around the same way Hitler turned Germany around.

Young Dro
Atlanta ringtone rapper Young Dro was caught on video in 2016 proclaiming his support for Donald Trump: "I’m into politics. I feel good about politics and the way it’s going down. I hope Donald Trump do win.” Young Dro puts his foot in his mouth later in the video, saying he supports "ending racism." How is that working out so far?

Kodak Black and Fivio Foreign
Trump has long been notorious for his quid pro quo view of the world; you scratch his back, he'll scratch yours (maybe even with a Cabinet position you're catastrophically unqualified for). At least he didn't give an ambassadorship or something to Miami rapper Kodak Black in exchange for his pro-Trump song "OnBoa47rd," a collab with Fivio Foreign. But Trump did more or less pay him in advance for the support: in 2021, he commuted Black's three-year jail sentence on federal weapons charges. "I ain't even see this many Black people freed during the Obama days," he raps in the song. Um, yeah.

Snoop Dogg
This fucking guy. In 2017, rap's beloved stoner-king boasted that he would "roast" any rapper who performed for Trump; the same year, he released a video for his song "Lavender" that featured Snoop pointing a gun at a clown dressed like Trump. He was forced to eat those words when a tsunami of backlash hit him in January of 2025, following his performance at Trump's Inaugural Crypto Ball, held in Washington, D.C., three days before his second inauguration. We all should have seen it coming, though: A year earlier, he told the Sunday Times, "I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump." Maybe Putin has something on Snoop, too.

Everyone else who performed at a Trump inaugural celebration
Carrie Underwood, Lee Greenwood, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Parker McCollum, Gavin DeGraw, Christopher Macchio, Nelly, the Village People and the aforementioned Kid Rock: After having musically bent the knee before our White Supremacist in Chief, history will remember you and your complicity. It is going to be sad to bid farewell to "YMCA," but it's a small price to pay.