Kid Rock was a guest on a US military helicopter ‘joyride’ with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, report claims

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKid Rock was a guest on a US military helicopter ‘joyride’ with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, report claimsIt’s not clear whether the alleged ‘incentive flight’ on two AH-64 Apache gunships were funded by American taxpayersIo Dodds in San Francisco Tuesday 28 April 2026 00:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966040","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kid-rock-pete-hegseth-apache-joyride-b2966040.html","title":"Kid Rock took Apache helicopter ‘joyride’ with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth: report"}}CloseUS Army helicopter does a fly-by for Trump's pal Kid RockSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NS...