Gene Simmons appeared Sunday on CNN, the place the KISS founder in contrast Trump to Jesus, touched on the divisiveness of American politics, and pushed the American Music Equity Act that he’s supporting.
Throughout his dialog with Inside Politics host Manu Raju (authentic recorded on December ninth), Simmons referred to as his relationship with Donald Trump “terrific” earlier than criticizing Individuals for caring an excessive amount of about each other’s political opinions.
“Not all people loves Jesus, however you’ll be able to definitely say the next: He was a duly elected president of those United States, maybe overwhelming by the favored vote, in addition to the Electoral Faculty. Finish of story,” Simmons mentioned, including that it’s “no one’s rattling enterprise who you assist.”
“These days, folks interact in, so, are you professional or — and my first query is ‘Who the f— are you? Who’re you?’” Simmons informed Raju. “Since when does who I assist or not assist is the enterprise of anybody besides my conscience?”
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When Raju requested Simmons in regards to the MAGA motion inside the Republican Social gathering, Simmons replied: “A few of it is smart and a few not.”
“However actually, have a humorousness,” he added. “Take a capsule, shut up and cease worrying what your next-door neighbor believes or doesn’t imagine. It’s their America, too.”
Simmons additionally mentioned he acquired some face time with Trump after receiving his Kennedy Heart Honors award earlier this month, which Simmons referred to as a “telling second.”
“And I truly met the president and on and off for years and years, many years earlier than he entered politics,” he mentioned. “And the dialog was what human beings do. How’s the household? How are the children? And, you realize, all that stuff. It‘s not all the time about politics.”
Simmons additionally spoke on behalf of the musicians supporting the American Music Equity Act, with the CNN interview being performed a day earlier than his testimony earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The invoice would require terrestrial radio stations to pay artists and songwriters a better share of royalties for taking part in their music.
“Radio stations final yr made one thing like $14 billion,” he mentioned. “Artists who you heard on the radio stations made zero. Your favourite artist, whether or not it’s a basic artist or a brand new artist, made zero. And that’s inexcusable.”
Watch the CNN interview with Gene Simmons under.
Gene Simmons of KISS on Trump, MAGA, the state of politics and a invoice he’s pushing on Capitol Hill involving royalties for musicians.
And why did KISS put on white make-up and black costumes?
“I wished to change into wealthy and well-known and get chicks,” he mentioned. pic.twitter.com/I9feJKaGtQ
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 21, 2025
