{"id":2435566,"date":"2025-05-16T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kid-rock-says-comeys-8647-post-was-tds-at-the-highest-levels\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:12:29","slug":"kid-rock-says-comeys-8647-post-was-tds-at-the-highest-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kid-rock-says-comeys-8647-post-was-tds-at-the-highest-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock says Comey\u2019s \u20188647\u2019 post was \u2018TDS at the highest levels\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fkid-rock-says-comeys-8647-post-was-tds-at-the-highest-levels%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=2435566&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>Musician Kid Rock criticized former FBI Director James Comey for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent social media post<\/a> that suggested &#8220;86&#8221; President Donald Trump through a cryptic arrangement of seashells spelling out &#8220;8647.&#8221; Kid Rock expressed confusion about Comey&#8217;s message and mocked him on Fox News, suggesting Comey was either intoxicated or suffering from &#8220;Trump Derangement Syndrome.&#8221; He lauded Trump for his efforts in various areas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-trump-endorses-texas-gov-greg-abbott-calls-him-a-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Tough On Crime\u2019: Trump Endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Calls Him A \u2018Fighter\u2019\">including border security<\/a> and military recruitment, and emphasized teh need too support rather than attack the president. Additionally, Kid Rock took a jab at Bruce Springsteen for his own critique of Trump&#8217;s management, calling out the disparity between Springsteen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-ryan-took-thousands-from-manchin-days-after-attacking-him\/\" title=\"Tim Ryan Took Thousands From Manchin Days After Attacking Him\">working-class image<\/a> and his financial success. The article also mentions Trump&#8217;s response to Comey&#8217;s post, interpreting it as a potential call for violence against him.  <\/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\">Kid Rock says Comey&rsquo;s &lsquo;8647&rsquo; post was &lsquo;TDS at the highest levels&rsquo;<\/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_2123715\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kid-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kid Rock<\/a> slammed former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">James Comey<\/a> over his recent social media post and questioned why he would share a message to &ldquo;86&rdquo; President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> when he is &ldquo;literally saving America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comey&rsquo;s post, which has since been deleted, showed a collection of seashells organized to spell &ldquo;8647,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3412719\/james-comey-8647-message-trump-white-house-dhs-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a message that has sparked an investigation from the Department of Homeland Security<\/a>. Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, was perplexed by Comey&rsquo;s follow-up statement about the post, in which the former &ldquo;head of the FBI&rdquo; said he did not know &ldquo;what 86 somebody means.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3413902\/fiscal-hawks-house-budget-vote-into-limbo-trump-agenda\/\">Fiscal hawks throw House budget vote into limbo as Trump urges agenda unity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3413694\/judge-revises-order-trump-administration-refugees\/\">Federal judge revises order demanding 12,000 refugees be admitted down to 160<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3413720\/nancy-mace-harsh-penalties-trans-activist-samuel-cain\/\">Mace calls for harsh penalties for trans &lsquo;activist&rsquo; arrested for threatening her<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&ldquo;This guy was either drunk, or he&rsquo;s clearly got [Trump Derangement Syndrome] at the highest levels, cause Trump handed his a** to him,&rdquo; Kid Rock joked on Fox News&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>.<\/span> &ldquo;I mean, 86? I might send out a drunk tweet, alright? I&rsquo;m in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">rock band<\/a>, for crying out loud. This guy&rsquo;s the head of the FBI. Trump had an assassination attempt twice on him, it&rsquo;s like what is &mdash; what is freaking the matter with these people? Our president is literally saving America every hour, every day, working his a** off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2938476&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ee4c761da2d1310d3e3bdf520719a42f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kid Rock said it&rsquo;s &ldquo;insane&rdquo; how some people keep &ldquo;attacking&rdquo; the president and asked why people can&rsquo;t give Trump &ldquo;a little breather.&rdquo; He then credited Trump for doing &ldquo;a nice job&rdquo; in multiple areas, such as securing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the southern border<\/a> and working with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3313373\/trump-military-recruitment-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">improving military recruitments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the first assassination attempt against Trump in Butler County, Pennsylvania, Kid Rock posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081871\/kid-rock-jeff-bezos-and-world-leaders-voice-support-for-trump-after-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a video <\/a>warning future assassins, &ldquo;You f*** with Trump, you f*** with me!&rdquo; The musician also donated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/president-trump-seeks-support-for-butler-pa-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$50,000 to a fundraiser<\/a> to support victims of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Kid Rock also slammed <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bruce-springsteen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-foreign-press-association-accused-of-ethical-violations-ahead-of-golden-globes\/\" title=\"Hollywood Foreign Press Association Accused Of Ethical Violations Ahead Of Golden Globes\">recent criticism<\/a> of Trump. At the first show of his &ldquo;The Land of Hopes &amp; Dreams&rdquo; tour in Manchester, England, Springsteen said the United States is in the hands of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3411870\/bruce-springsteen-concert-trump-criticism-united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration<\/a>.&rdquo; Kid Rock admitted that Springsteen has made &ldquo;some good songs&rdquo; but said he also tries to portray himself as a &ldquo;working-class guy&rdquo; despite having &ldquo;mountains of money,&rdquo; which makes his politics &ldquo;a**-backward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3413767\/byron-york-james-comey-trump-8647\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COMEY, TRUMP, AND 8647<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114517896576879203\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump largely dismissed Springsteen&rsquo;s comments, writing on Truth Social that the musician is &ldquo;a pushy, obnoxious JERK&rdquo; who is &ldquo;highly overrated.&rdquo; However, Trump took issue with Springsteen&rsquo;s support for former President Joe Biden. He called his predecessor &ldquo;a mentally incompetent FOOL.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2938730&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=66ff6f75452912a86d0987bab7ae4eaa\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Regarding Comey&rsquo;s post on Instagram, Trump accused the former FBI director of calling for an assassination attempt against him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3413746\/trump-comey-8647-social-media-post-assassination-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">saying Comey knew &ldquo;exactly what that meant<\/a>.&rdquo; However, the president said Attorney General Pam Bondi would decide whether or not Comey would face consequences for his post.<\/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_2123715\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2123715\"}});<\/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>Kid Rock criticizes Comey&#8217;s &#8216;8647&#8217; post as extreme TDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2435569,"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\/05\/Kid-Rock-James-Comey-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[23264,50410,35029,5894,19688],"class_list":["post-2435566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-comey","tag-controversy-2","tag-kid-rock","tag-politics","tag-tds"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kid-Rock-James-Comey-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435566","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435566"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435571,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435566\/revisions\/2435571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}