Jelly Roll Addresses His Political Affiliation Amid Backlash Over Jokes About President Donald Trump
The country star said he is not aligned with either party and plans to vote in November after regaining that right.
- On Thursday, August 27, country music star Jelly Roll delivered an impassioned 18-minute monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! addressing speculation about his political affiliation and rejecting labels like 'MAGA' and 'liberal snowflake.'
- Six months after the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he declined to discuss politics, Jelly Roll admitted he was 'afraid that anything I was going to say was going to be immediately taken as a political statement.'
- Criticism intensified this week after the singer made jokes about President Donald Trump's weight and physical fitness; he defended shaking the president's hand at a 2024 UFC event, explaining "a handshake is not an endorsement."
- Reflecting on his father, Horace 'Buddy' DeFord, a United States Marine Corps veteran, Jelly Roll stated that human dignity transcends partisanship and plans to exercise his recently restored voting rights in November.
- Describing himself a 'man of second chances,' the performer urged Americans to focus on shared values rather than political disagreements, concluding that 'it is never too late to do the right thing.
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Is Jelly Roll MAGA? Country Music Singer Clarifies Political Views in 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Monologue
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Jelly Roll addresses speculation about his politics after Trump joke
Jelly Roll did not say what way he planned to vote in the midterms, he did promise to get out and vote. Due to his previous felony convictions, he did not have the right to vote until this year.
Jelly Roll says no one was ‘forcing’ him to make Trump jokes on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
The Grammy winner said he “knew what kind of a s--- storm” he would cause hosting the show this week, but chose to do so “because I told myself I would never be so afraid of being called ‘political’ again that I didn’t say what I know is right.”Jelly Roll; Donald TrumpCredit: Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty; Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto via GettyKey PointsJelly Roll says no Jimmy Kimmel Live writers were “forcing” him to make Donald Trump jokes whi…
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