On his final night of guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, Jelly Roll finally addressed his political views. At the Grammy Awards in February, Jelly Roll was asked about his politics, but he declined to answer. I look forward to it.” The musician didn’t follow through — until now.
Jelly Roll cracked jokes at the expense of Donald Trump and his administration throughout this week, leading some to speculate about his political affiliation. No, I was just telling it like it is. And for some reason that seemed to freak a lot of people out.
I guess now that I’ve lost all this weight folks can finally see I have balls.” He added, “It is funny that before this week everybody thought I was MAGA. And now they think I’m some sort of liberal snowflake.” The musician clarified his identity. I am a country music singer.
And most of things I eat I prefer to get with a stick and a string. That’s the truth.” Jelly Roll explained that while he enjoyed hosting the late-night show, he had been most looking forward to having a platform to “get some very personal stuff off my chest.” “For the last six months, I’ve watched people decide who I am, what I am, what I believe, what I support and what I don’t support,” he said. And honestly, this goes back further for me, y’all.
This goes back to February this year. Actually, somehow on that night, I won three of them.” He continued, “It was the single greatest moment and greatest honor of my career. I got called on that stage.
I got handed my award that I’ve been dreaming about since I was a child. And immediately after, I was asked to make what I felt at the time was a political stance. Looking back, I don’t necessarily regret asking for more time before I spoke.
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