Overview
- The remark aired during a Friday Jesse Watters Primetime segment about Halloween costumes, where Kid Rock held up a face mask and the host laughed on-air.
- Loretta Claiborne of Special Olympics sent a letter asking Kid Rock to recognize the damage caused by the slur and invited him to speak with her.
- Her appeal referenced the long-running Spread the Word campaign, which seeks to end use of the term and promote respect for people with intellectual disabilities.
- Coverage notes no public apology from Kid Rock or disciplinary action from Fox News reported so far.
- Reports place the episode within Kid Rock’s pattern of incendiary commentary, citing his 2022 anti-mandate stance and song, a 2020 pro-mask post, and a 2017 tirade about Colin Kaepernick.