{"id":2418159,"date":"2025-03-31T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-order-cracking-down-on-ticket-scalpers-with-kid-rock-in-tow-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T19:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:36:43","slug":"trump-signs-order-cracking-down-on-ticket-scalpers-with-kid-rock-in-tow-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signs-order-cracking-down-on-ticket-scalpers-with-kid-rock-in-tow-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs order cracking down on ticket scalpers with Kid Rock in tow &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-signs-order-cracking-down-on-ticket-scalpers-with-kid-rock-in-tow-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led States Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate Order Targeting ... Legacy\">executive order aimed<\/a> at reducing ticket prices,with Kid Rock present in the Oval Office to support the initiative. Kid Rock expressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jp-morgan-shareholders-hand-jamie-dimon-a-rare-rebuke-disapprove-52-6-million-bonus\/\" title=\"JP Morgan Shareholders Hand Jamie Dimon a Rare Rebuke, Disapprove .6 Million Bonus\">long-standing concern<\/a> about ticket affordability, noting that the resale market often leads to inflated prices that frustrate fans.He highlighted the issue of bots buying tickets in bulk and reselling them at excessive markups\u2014sometimes by 400% or 500%. Kid Rock hopes this executive order is a step toward further legislation that would impose caps on the resale market. Trump endorsed Kid Rock&#8217;s focus on fans&#8217; interests, stating that both artists and fans are affected by high ticket prices. The order directs the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to enhance enforcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">existing anti-price gouging laws related<\/a> to ticket sales.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump signs order cracking down on ticket scalpers with Kid Rock in tow<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2079747\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed an executive order Monday aiming to crack down on ticket prices.<\/p>\n<p>Standing beside the president in the Oval Office was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kid-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kid Rock\">Kid Rock<\/a>, who performed at several of his rallies last year and explained what the order aims to do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364982\/trump-love-face-obama-third-term-showdown\/\">Trump &#8216;would love&#8217; facing Obama in third-term showdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364719\/fcc-chairman-disney-fair-shake-ditch-dei\/\">FCC chairman giving Disney and other companies a &#8216;fair shake&#8217; to ditch DEI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3364657\/trump-dhs-sued-requiring-illegal-immigrants-register-government\/\">Trump DHS sued for requiring illegal immigrants to register with government<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kid Rock, whose given name is Robert James Ritchie, said he has been pushing for the move for years because he wants to sell tickets at an affordable price but cannot because of aggressive practices in the resale market.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anyone who has bought a concert ticket in the last decade, maybe 20 years, no matter your politics, knows it&rsquo;s a conundrum,&rdquo; Kid Rock said. &ldquo;You buy a ticket for $100, by the time you check out it&rsquo;s $170, you don&rsquo;t know what you&rsquo;re getting charged for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kid Rock in the Oval Office with Pres. Trump &hellip; now LIVE on C-SPAN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J93vlWwVrN\">pic.twitter.com\/J93vlWwVrN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1906829804843753616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>But what really irks the performer is &ldquo;bots&rdquo; that he said buy tickets en masse and then resell them online at a significant markup. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes it&rsquo;s for a 400% or 500% markup,&rdquo; Kid Rock said. &ldquo;I would rather be a hero to working-class people and have them be able to come attend my shows and give them a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-music-star-boots-fan-from-concert-for-getting-too-grabby-took-it-personal\/\" title=\"Country Music Star Boots Fan from Concert for Getting Too Grabby: &#039;Took It Personal&#039;\">fair ticket price<\/a>. I can&rsquo;t control that right now, so hopefully this is a first step to be able to make that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kid Rock said he&rsquo;d like to see legislation passed to cap the resale market but thanked Trump for making the executive order happen at &ldquo;lightning speed&rdquo; in the meantime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\n<p>Trump joked that he calls Kid Rock &ldquo;Bob,&rdquo; referencing his legal first name, but agreed that it&rsquo;s time to crack down on price gouging at concerts. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3363589\/uaw-shawn-fain-no-tradeoff-anti-trump-pro-tariff-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"UAW&rsquo;s Shawn Fain says there&rsquo;s &lsquo;no trade-off&rsquo; between anti-Trump and pro-tariff stances\">UAW&rsquo;s Shawn Fain says there&rsquo;s &lsquo;no trade-off&rsquo; between anti-Trump and pro-tariff stances<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Bob is more interested in the fans and the people that are having to pay crazy prices than he is the artists,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Maybe the artists a little bit, but the fans a lot. I&rsquo;ve spoken to him over the years about it and it bothers him. It bothers a lot of other artists too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The executive order charges the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to step up enforcement of existing laws against price gouging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2079747\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2079747\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump signs order to combat ticket scalping with Kid Rock<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2418160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Kid-Rock.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32911,35029,52586,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2418159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-executive-order","tag-kid-rock","tag-ticket-scalping","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Kid-Rock.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418163,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418159\/revisions\/2418163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}