Kid Rock – whose real name is Robert Ritchie – told local news outlet WKRN-TV on Monday that it is not uncommon for helicopters from the nearby Fort Campbell Army base to fly near his home.
He noted that he has performed for troops at Fort Campbell and overseas.
“I think they know this is a pretty friendly spot,” he said.
“I’ve talked to some of these pilots. I’ve told them, ‘You guys see me waving when you come by the house?’ I’m like, ‘You guys are always welcome to cruise by my house, any time.'”
Trump, when asked about it, said in a joking manner: “Maybe they were trying to defend him.”
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday evening, the president said the crews “probably shouldn’t have been doing it. You’re not supposed to be playing games”.
“They like Kid Rock. I like Kid Rock,” he added.
The Army has confirmed that two of its Apache helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell conducted a flight on 28 March in the Nashville area in the state of Tennessee, where Kid Rock lives and owns two restaurants.
“The Army takes any allegations of unauthorized or unsafe flight operations very seriously and is committed to enforcing standards and holding personnel accountable,” spokesman Maj Montrell Russell told the BBC in the earlier statement.