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Jelly Roll Addresses His Political Affiliation Amid Backlash Over Jokes About President Donald Trump
The singer said he is politically down the middle and will vote in November after regaining his voting rights, while rejecting partisan labels.
- 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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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.
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