Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that he and Kid Rock went “for a ride” Monday with US Army Apache helicopter pilots — less than a month after the military sparked criticism when Army pilots flew Apaches over the entertainer’s Nashville-area home.
“Kid Rock is a patriot and huge supporter of our troops,” Hegseth wrote on X alongside photos of the two standing in front of an Apache helicopter. “The War Department is wasting no time celebrating America’s 250th — home of the free because of the brave.”
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement the
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