Overview
- At his Dallas kickoff Friday, Kid Rock played a pre-show video showing him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth riding in AH-64 Apache helicopters.
- The footage shows the singer stepping off a jet, boarding Army Apaches with Hegseth, and climbing into the gunner seat beside service members.
- The promo follows March videos of Apaches near his Nashville home that prompted a Fort Campbell inquiry before Hegseth declared, “No punishment. No investigation.”
- Critics on social media accused the government of funding a celebrity ad, pointing to reporting that Apaches cost about $7,000 per flight hour.
- Kid Rock directed veterans to VetTix.org for free seats, saying 250 recipients per show would get up to four tickets, while no new disciplinary action has been announced.