{"id":61269,"date":"2026-03-30T16:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rock-salutes-military-helicopter-draws-fan-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:47:28","slug":"kid-rock-salutes-military-helicopter-draws-fan-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rock-salutes-military-helicopter-draws-fan-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock Salutes Military Helicopter, Draws Fan Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/kid-rock\" target=\"_blank\">Kid Rock<\/a> drew both praise and criticism after posting video of a military helicopter flying right up to his <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kid-rock-white-house-pictures\/\">White House replica home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some called the moment patriotic. Others saw it as a social media stunt and a waste of taxpayer money.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Watch Kid Rock Salute a Military Helicopter Outside His House<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The clip shows Rock standing poolside on the roof of his extravagant, White House replica, Nashville-area home. This home is so committed to displaying American pride, it even\u00a0looks like the singer&#8217;s standing next to a Statue of Liberty replica by his pool.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"width:calc(100% - 2px);padding:0;min-width:326px;max-width:540px;margin:1px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);border-radius:3px;border:0;background:#FFF\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWcPLZkgcIQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>The singer fist-pumps, applauds and salutes the aircraft as it hovers just feet from his balcony.<\/p>\n<p>Rock celebrated the moment in the caption of his post. He also took the opportunity to side-swipe California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who semi-jokingly &#8220;banned&#8221; Rock from the state last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a level of respect that s&#8211;t for brains governor of California will never know,&#8221; Rock wrote. &#8220;God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Did Fans Say After Kid Rock Shared Video of Himself Saluting a Military Helicopter?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rock&#8217;s video drew some backlash, but not because of his\u00a0comments about Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>Rather some fans wondered whose idea it was for Rock to get a personal flyover, and questioned how much taxpayer money was spent in the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so glad that our tax dollars are paying for Kid Rock to have a military fly by,&#8221; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Kid Rock, Instagram<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Kid Rock, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Using our tax payer dollars that fund the military for social media stunts&#8230;nothing weird, right?&#8221; added another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Kid Rock, Instagram<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Kid Rock, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>No information about who initiated and authorized the moment was immediately available. A social media post from Occupy Democrats raised those questions, saying that &#8220;military flyovers are normally reserved for official events, funerals or training exercises.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Private low-altitude passes over a civilian celebrity&#8217;s home are highly unusual and have prompted accusations of wasting public resources to stroke egos or reward political allies,&#8221; the post continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kid-rock-facts-trivia-biography\/\" target=\"_blank\">17 Stunning Kid Rock Facts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But many other social media users applauded the moment, calling it an &#8220;honor&#8221;\u00a0and saying that there&#8217;s &#8220;no truer Patriot&#8221; than Rock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer alignnone\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Kid Rock, Instagram<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Kid Rock, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>And multiple country stars shared approving comments on the post. <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/randy-houser\" target=\"_blank\">Randy Houser<\/a>\u00a0shared a string of emojis depicting fire and the American flag. <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/chase-rice\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Rice<\/a> jokingly asked Rock for his pool guy&#8217;s number, presumably because the pool in the video is so pristine.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What&#8217;s the Deal With Kid Rock&#8217;s White House Replica Home?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kid Rock calls his home &#8220;The Southern White House,&#8221; and you can see a banner with that name in the video he posted from the pool.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kid-rock-white-house-rainbow-picture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kid Rock Shares Stunning Look at His White House Replica Home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a 27,000-square-foot home in Tennessee that Rock spent over 20 years having built.<\/p>\n<p>Rock&#8217;s home is certainly a statement piece, but it&#8217;s been difficult to find photos and videos of the inside over the years. Most available images are aerial shots or screenshots from video obtained by Fox News.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/uncle-kracker\" target=\"_blank\">Uncle Kracker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/zac-brown-band\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Brown<\/a> have been guests at the home. <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/dierks-bentley\" target=\"_blank\">Dierks Bentley<\/a>&#8216;s seen it, too, but only from his plane while flying around Nashville.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Kid Rock Trivia: 17 STUNNING Facts, Ranked Level 1 to 100<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>As the levels get higher, the facts get wilder! Here are 17 things you probably didn&#8217;t know about Kid Rock, including the truth about his son, why he divorced Pam Anderson and whether or not he&#8217;s friends with Eminem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=75&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/kid-rock-military-helicopter-white-house-home-backlash\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kid Rock drew both praise and criticism after posting video of a military helicopter flying right up to his White House replica home. 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