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Gene Simmons Defends Trump Ties in Testy Interviews as He Presses Radio-Royalty Bill

The KISS bassist’s TV remarks capped a week of lobbying for the American Music Fairness Act.

Overview

  • On Good Morning Britain, Simmons bristled at questions about Donald Trump and told viewers to “shut your piehole.”
  • In a CNN clip aired December 21, he called his relationship with Trump “terrific,” asserted Trump was “a duly elected president,” and said voting choices are private.
  • He offered a mixed view of MAGA, saying “some of it makes sense and some not,” while urging people to stop policing neighbors’ politics.
  • Simmons testified December 9 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the American Music Fairness Act, saying opponents are “un-American.”
  • He highlighted the pay gap between broadcasters and performers and noted Trump presented KISS with Kennedy Center Honors on December 6, stressing they met long before Trump entered politics.