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Kid Rock Flies Apache Helicopter, Newsom Decries $100M Taxpayer Cost

4/28/2026

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Kid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a Virginia base on April 28, 2026, after a prior inquiry was closed.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the flights, asking why taxpayers were paying to fly Kid Rock on a $100 million aircraft.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the flights were part of a White House-led Freedom 250 community-relations event marking America’s 250th anniversary.

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Kid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a Virginia base on April 28, 2026, after a prior inquiry was closed.
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the flights, asking why taxpayers were paying to fly Kid Rock on a $100 million aircraft.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the flights were part of a White House-led Freedom 250 community-relations event marking America’s 250th anniversary.