Hegseth Fired Army Chief After He Was Advised to Halt Kid Rock Helicopter Probe

Daniel Heuer/Reuters/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Army’s top officer soon after he was advised to stop an investigation into a military flyby outside MAGA singer Kid Rock’s home, it has been revealed.

Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Randy George was forced out of the role in April without explanation, with Hegseth’s former military aide, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen.

Christopher LaNeve, in line to replace him.

Days before his abrupt firing, LaNeve advised George to stop the Army review into the two AH-64 Apache helicopters seen hovering outside Kid Rock’s Tennessee home in March, sources have told The Washington Post.

George had wanted to determine whether typical protocol had been followed or whether the stunt violated safety regulations.

LaNeve is said to have told George that Hegseth did not want the investigation to proceed and that it would be best for him to shelve it.

The encounter reportedly left George uncomfortable, and he was then fired a matter of days later.

Neither Hegseth nor anyone else within the Pentagon has explained the decision to remove George, who was nominated for the role by former President Joe Biden in 2023.

An investigation was launched by Army officials with the 101st Airborne Division into the flyby at Kid Rock’s home after the country singer and rapper posted a video of it on March 28.

The pilots of the Apache helicopters were also grounded pending the review.

However, Hegseth intervened almost immediately and declared that the probe would be scrapped and that the pilots would face no disciplinary action.

“No punishment.

No investigation.