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(171,781 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2026, 06:51 AM Apr 28

Pete Hegseth Reportedly Took Kid Rock on Apache Helicopter 'Joy Ride' [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 27th, 2026, 6:54 pm

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly took musician and Trump ally Kid Rock on not one but two Apache helicopters for a “joy ride” on Monday morning.

Drop Site reporter Ryan Grim shared the scoop in a post on X, alleging that he spoke to “multiple Army sources” who confirmed, “Kid Rock flew to Fort Belvoir this morning on his private jet and took a little joy ride on two Apache helicopters with War Secretary Pete Hegseth.”. The information, Grim wrote, was “backed up by flight data.”

While most Apache helicopters typically have two crew members, consisting of a pilot and co-pilot/gunner, Grim reported that Hegseth and Rock went up with only one pilot “so the boys could each ride shotgun.”

Grim claimed he reached out to Fort Belvoir for comment but was redirected to the Secretary of Defense’s office.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/pete-hegseth-reportedly-took-kid-rock-on-apache-helicopter-joy-ride/

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Pete Hegseth Reportedly Took Kid Rock on Apache Helicopter 'Joy Ride' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 28 OP

Seduction attempt? Tim S Apr 28 #1

Why in the hell JBTaurus83 Apr 28 #2

Like pants-shitting Nugent did for MAGat boomers BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #4

Speaking of... 2naSalit Apr 28 #5

!!! BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #7

Kid Fucking Rock is what passes for a "celebrity" for repukes Skittles Apr 28 #22

Of course he did UpInArms Apr 28 #3

Thank you for the reminder of that horrific incident. niyad Apr 28 #8

They ain't never gonna git the stink out of that there chopper. twodogsbarking Apr 28 #6

Celebrities have been given guest flights on military aircraft for a long time now. bluedigger Apr 28 #9

Waste. Fraud. Abuse. BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #10

Pilots always need flight time. bluedigger Apr 28 #12

Irrelevant BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #14

Enlist WmChris Apr 29 #26

Exactly BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #27

Hegseth is missappropriating publicly funded taxpayer resources intended magicarpet Apr 29 #29

As a retired fed BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #30

Trump is tearing down and crashing through all these guardrails that permit our government to,... magicarpet Apr 29 #31

That's why BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #32

I don't recall Obama doing this. CTyankee Apr 28 #17

could you provide examples of that? Skittles Apr 28 #23

Maybe he'll be inspired to enlist. n/t flvegan Apr 28 #11

Article with photos on CNN . . . AverageOldGuy Apr 28 #13

The rules are for thee, not for me. jeffreyi Apr 28 #15

Hey, dickheads! If you want to "play" on military hardware, enlist! Aristus Apr 28 #16

to be fair Skittles Apr 28 #24

It's only tax dollars and trump can seemingly spend them anyway he wishes. C Moon Apr 28 #18

I find this highly offensive. LudwigPastorius Apr 28 #19

MaddowBlog-Hegseth faces pushback after giving Kid Rock 'joy rides' on Apache helicopters LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #20

I suspect tax payers paid for the Joy rides???!!! riversedge Apr 28 #21

Protecting the pedo-n-thief at $7,000 per hour. Kid Berwyn Apr 29 #25

What benefit does Trump get from 'Kid' Rock? A clown who has outlived his name. Another pedo. Norrrm Apr 29 #28

PLEASE tell me they unhooked the Chain Gun power cables first jmowreader Apr 29 #33