NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Recent ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) raids targeting illegal immigrants in downtown Nashville have significantly impacted local businesses, including bars along Broadway.
Reports said Kid Rock's bar has temporarily shut down its kitchen, and Kid Rock responded to a tweet on X from the @Daily_MailUS about the report.
“Clearly I do not have anything to do with day to day operations at my Honky Tonk – but it’s good click bait, I get it.
That being said, I 100% support getting illegal criminals out of our country, no matter where they are. I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of getting GREAT immigrants into our country – LEGALLY! It’s that simple, folks.
But the below is not a juicy enough headline to get clicks and views. In this day and age, the truth often is not.”
Clearly I do not have anything to do with day to day operations at my Honky Tonk - but it’s good click bait, I get it. That being said I 100% support getting illegal criminals out of our country no matter where they are. I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of… https://t.co/1M0dn8rhLu
— KidRock (@KidRock) May 19, 2025
Nashville Mayor O'Connell also weighed in on the recent arrests made during the ICE and THP raids.
ICE and the TN Highway Patrol have arrested 196 criminal illegal aliens during an operation in Nashville.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 13, 2025
Despite the success of this enforcement operation, the Nashville Mayor has claimed these operations were done by “people who do not share our values of safety." pic.twitter.com/KyCD9lNaq6
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