Recording star Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, hinted in website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, promising a "major announcement" to come soon. The 46-year-old Michigan native drew attention on Twitter and his Facebook page to a Kid Rock '18 for U.S. Senate website. The site also displays images of a T-shirt, baseball cap and bumper sticker emblazoned with the campaign logo, "Kid Rock for US Senate" and a box of alternating slogans, including, "In Rock We Trust," "Party to the People" and "You Never Met a Politician Quite Like Me." His music label, Warner Bros Records, also posted a website offering sales of Kid Rock for U.S. Senate merchandise. In April, Kid Rock joined fellow rocker and conservative activist Ted Nugent and former Alaska Governor and onetime Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin for a White House visit and dinner with Trump.

Source: CBC News July 13, 2017 03:05 UTC