Jelly Roll Clears the Air After Donald Trump Meeting Controversy: ‘I’m Not Political’

Jelly Roll was spotted shaking hands and smiling with president-elect Donald Trump at a UFC match New York City’s Madison Square Garden last month, leading to controversy surrounding the country star’s political opinions.

However, Jelly cleared the air alongside his wife Bunnie XO on a new episode of the latter’s Dumb Blonde podcast, where the duo explained that it’s an “honor” to meet a President, no matter the political affiliation. “We were told that the president is the highest honor in the world. When you meet a president, that’s a f—-ing honor, so matter if you like them or not,” Bunnie explained.

Jelly agreed, noting, “Dude, there’s not a chance in hell that I’m not going to meet the president-elect. I don’t care — if I got a call to meet Joe Biden, I would have stopped at any point and meet him. That’s the active president. I don’t care about what he thinks or I think about policies. I don’t hide behind the I’m not political stuff. I’m not political! People who actually know me know I’m also one of the old school dudes. I like to talk about things I’m passionate about. With that, I like to know about it. I don’t know enough about politics to act like I know anything that’s going on or what anybody’s standing for policy-wise.”

He continued, “I didn’t grow up in a voting culture. My father didn’t push voting on me, my mother didn’t push voting on me. They did push respecting the president though.”

Of the meeting itself, Jelly said it was more relaxed than people think, with Trump telling him that he loves the song “Save Me” and that the star is “doing incredible things.”

Listen to the full episode below, with the conversation about Trump beginning at the 46-minute mark.