Donald Trump salutes the impromptu parade of two helicopters above Kid Rock’s mansion

You can be a war helicopter pilot, a fan of Kid Rock, a singer and supporter of Donald Trump, and combine your two “passions” in the same gesture, long enough to make social networks buzz. On Monday, March 30, Pentagon officials informed the New York Times that they were studying aerial radar recordings from the city of Nashville, Tennessee, where two military helicopters were seen two days earlier. The scene was broadcast in a video relayed by singer Kid Rock. The country star, who attended the White House counter-Super Bowl in February, shared images of two 101 Apaches^e combat aviation brigade from Fort Campbell flying over his home for more than three minutes. Installed at the edge of its swimming pool, next to a replica of the Statue of liberty, the 55-year-old artist was delighted to witness such a scene.

Apparently honored by this parade, the musician did not fail to take a dig at the Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom, who is among the main opponents of the leader of the Maga movement. « That’s a level of respect this fool will never knowhe wrote. God bless America and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend it. » Contacted earlier this week by the American press, Kid Rock’s teams did not wish to disclose the reasons for this curious meeting. Major Montrell Russell, Army spokesperson, insisted that the intervention of the two Apaches did not meet the regulations and requirements relating to American airspace. He added that a review of “mission circumstances” was in progress and “Appropriate measures would be taken in the event of a violation.”

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Donald Trump defends pilots and Kid Rock

Generally, these helicopters are mobilized for close attacks or to come to the aid of ground troops. Here, the pilots of these two combat vehicles went beyond the framework imposed by their hierarchy. According to the Pentagon, their comings and goings above Kid Rock’s mansion could have represented a risk to the security of the surrounding residents.

In 2025, a collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane killed 67 people in a civilian area. Since then, the Apache’s travels have been particularly monitored by the American army. According to information from New York Times a you Washington Postthese same two helicopters were seen earlier in the day in the sky over Nashville, where one of the many anti-Trump demonstrations of the “No Kings” movement was taking place.

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The media coverage of the sequence and the emerging controversy did not fail to make Donald Trump react. The US president said Tuesday that helicopter pilots “shouldn’t have done that”. But, faithful to his friend Kid Rock, he did not condemn their parade and even made fun of the situation. “I’m sure they had funhe said. They love this artist, I love him too. Maybe they were trying to defend him? » A few hours after this speech, the Secretary of State for War, Pete Hegseth, declared on social networks that the investigation threatening the two pilots and implicitly Kid Rock was “lift”. “No sanction, patriots, continue”he wrote.

The controversy comes at a time when the United States, engaged in the war against Iran, has spent tens of billions of dollars in one month and Pete Hegseth is preparing to request an additional 200 billion dollars from Congress to replenish the stocks of munitions used.