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Kid Rock flexed footage from a recent outing with Pete Hegseth on the opening night of his ongoing tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Kid Rock<\/a>, 55, opened up his Rock the Country tour with a video message. In the clip, the singer puffed on a cigar before stepping out of a private jet and receiving a greeting from the US Secretary of War<\/a>, 45. The two shared a huge, and Kid Rock asked Hegseth what he was doing, to which the younger man responded that he was there to attend the tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The helicopter ride<\/a> prompted backlash from some social media users, who expressed that they didn\u2019t appreciate the Department of War using taxpayer dollars for the stunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cPete Hegseth and Kid Rock spending your hard earned taxpayer money on a promo video for Kid Rock\u2019s new tour\u2026. This administration is unintelligent, under qualified, and corrupt. Wtf,\u201d wrote one X user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cA complete WASTE of taxpayer dollars. Pete Hegseth and Kid Rock need to be INVESTIGATED NOW! While Trump is ripping health care away, how much did this c\u2014 cost us???\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One X user mused, \u201cA failing KidRock is promoted by the failing Hegseth on the taxpayers money. How about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhy am I paying for Kid Rock and Pete Hegseth to take week day helicopter joy rides?\u201d asked another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Rock the Country tour, helmed by Kid Rock, features artists like Blake Shelton<\/a>, Jason Aldean<\/a>, and Jelly Roll<\/a>. The tour is described as \u201ca celebration of community, tradition, and the spirit that\u2019s carried America through 250 years.\u201d The seven stops are \u201cwhere the beer flows, the love pours, and the music sparks like fireworks on the Fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rapper Ludacris<\/a> and rock band Shinedown<\/a> are two of the acts who pulled out of Rock the Country before the tour began on May 1 in Dallas. A representative for Ludacris said, \u201cLines got crossed and he wasn\u2019t supposed to be on there,\u201d while Shinedown stated that \u201cOur band\u2019s purpose is to unite, not divide.\u201d Country singers Morgan Wade and Carter Faith also removed themselves from the tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n