This week, Army officials, President Donald Trump, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made comments about the clip of the AH-64 Apache helicopter that flew over Kid Rock's home in Tennessee on Saturday, March 28.
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The "All Summer Long" singer posted a video of the incident on social media with a message for California Governor Gavin Newsom.
"This is a level of respect that s*** for brains Governor of California will never know," the singer wrote in the caption. "God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her."
Now Kid Rock is shedding more light on how his post happened.
Did Kid Rock Plan the Video?
In an interview with WKRN-TV from his White House replica home, Kid Rock explained that he was just as surprised as everyone else when the Apache paid the singer a visit.
As he lives near Fort Campbell, it's not uncommon for Kid Rock to see aircraft flying from the balcony of his home. He had invited the pilots to drop by during a Thanksgiving visit with Vice President J.D. Vance, but never expected anything to happen. The visit lasted seconds, but it meant a lot to Kid Rock.
"It was a level of respect that I got that no award or record sales could ever do," he said. "It was pretty cool. They stopped right there. I wasn't expecting any of that, but I thought it was pretty neat."
The Flight Prompted an Investigation
While the post attracted considerable attention and controversy, there was no official request for the helicopters to visit Kid Rock's residence.
After the video was posted, the Army began an investigation to "assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements." They also suspended the helicopter pilots.
However, that suspension didn't last very long. Despite President Trump saying the pilots "probably shouldn't have been doing it," Hegseth said on social media that they had nothing to worry about.
"Thank you @KidRock," Hegseth wrote on his personal X account. "@USArmy pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots."
Rock didn't seem too worried about the crew either.
"I think they're gonna be alright," he said. "My buddy's the Commander-in-Chief."
