Kid Rock had a few choice words for folks on social media who were upset about helicopter pilots hovering near the rock and roll star’s home in Nashville, Tennessee, telling a reporter that those folks are suffering from extreme “TDS Syndrome.” For those who might not have heard the phrase before, it stands for Trump Derangement Syndrome and is often used by conservatives as a wisecrack to explain the bizarre, hateful obsession leftists have with President Donald Trump.
Rock was interviewed shortly following the encounter, which was captured on film, and he had nothing but good things to say about U.S. military members, heaping praise on the individuals who have volunteered their time, skills, and abilities to keeping the country and its way of life safe from harm. “Man, I was sitting right there just having, like, a kind of Saturday morning beer, and I seen the choppers start coming,” The “Cowboy” singer recounted.
“I was like ‘man, looks like military.’ And it’s not the first time they’ve flown over my house,” he continued. “They’re out at Fort Campbell, which I was there last Thanksgiving with JD Vance. And I’ve talked to some of these pilots, and I’ve told them, I’m like, ‘You guys see me waving when you come by the house, and like, you guys are always welcome to cruise by my house, like anytime.'”
Fort Campbell is located on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line, just 60 miles northwest of Nashville, which means the base is fairly close to Kid Rock’s home, which is why he sees so much military air traffic. The outspoken conservative musician then stated that he saw the chopper approaching his house and took the opportunity to give them a wave and a salute.
“And then they circled back around and came out right over here. And so I just, you know, gave them a salute, and you know, kind of a thank you. Man, it was a level of respect that I got that no award or record sales could ever do. And, you know, during the day, if it makes their day a little brighter, you know, for their service to our country, protecting us. I think that’s a great thing,” Kid Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, told the reporter.
“Especially when I saw yesterday that there was, you know, the ‘No Kings’ thing going down and there’s people flipping them off. I’m like, I don’t care what your politics are, but come on man, if you’re flipping our military off, I’m the king of the bird, but if you’re flipping our military off, you’re on the wrong side of things, man,” he said, taking the “No Kings” protesters to task for disrespecting the men and women of the armed forces.
The reporter later asked Rock if he had a message for the folks on social media raising a stink over the chopper visit and his reply did not disappoint. “TDS syndrome. They got TDS syndrome, which is no news here. It’s like, you know, we know the half of the country that’s going to love it and say, ‘That’s really cool. That’s great for the military.” And the other half it’s going to go, ‘I’m wasting taxpayer money.'”
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He wasn’t done there. “And I might remind them, not to sit here and brag about it, but I’ve done a lot of service for the military. Been in every war country, Iraq, Kosovo, multiple times. Christmases, Thanksgiving. And I think a lot of these guys and girls know that I’ve done a lot for them because I appreciate what they do for us. So I think they know this is a pretty friendly spot, if they want to come by and give a wave.”
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