Several publications have noted that Kid Rock, the headlining star of Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) all-white country rock alternative to the Super Bowl halftime show, has a 1997 song, “Cool, Daddy Cool,” in which he sings about his love of having sex with underage girls. The song hits differently now that conservatives are mired in a child sex trafficking scandal.

“Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage, see,” the song’s lyrics go. “Some say that’s statutory (But I say it’s mandatory).” The song originally appeared on the soundtrack for the animated children’s film Osmosis Jones.

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Web commenters have pointed out that TPUSA supports President Donald Trump, whose name appears 38,000 times in the Department of Justice’s recently released investigatory files related to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Under President Trump, the DOJ has withheld nearly half of the 6 million files related to Epstein, according to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), even though congressional law required the DOJ to release all of the files over a month ago. Trump repeatedly called the push to release the files a “hoax” that sought to distract from his presidential accomplishments.

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Trump pressured Republican legislators to stop demanding the files’ release until it became apparent that Democratic House members would force Republicans to undergo a public vote on whether to release the files as well. Only then did Trump give Republicans permission to support their release, saying he had nothing to hide.

“[Puerto Rican musician] Bad Bunny said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish,” Kid Rock said in a social media post about TPUSA’s half-time show. “We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”

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