Years later, however, in May 2022, Simmons seemingly likened Trump's camp to "cockroaches" and said he was "out for himself" when speaking to SPIN. "Look what that gentleman [Trump] did to this country and the polarization — got all the cockroaches to rise to the top," the singer said at the time.

Trump also announced the honorees during the visit, including rock band Kiss, country singer George Strait, actor Sylvester Stallone, actor Michael Crawford, and recording artist Gloria Gaynor. Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.