Newsom lambasts Hegseth for sharing video of Army Blackhawk helicopters flying with Indy 500

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Source: The Independent

Monday 25 May 2026 22:56 EDT


California Governor Gavin Newsom has lambasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing a video of Army Blackhawk helicopters flying above race cars at the Indy 500.

The helicopter flyover, conducted by Indiana Army National Guard members in the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade Sunday, was part of the “Pace Lap for America,” honoring the U.S. military and the nation’s 250th birthday.

But Newsom, known for trolling the Trump administration, team didn’t seem impressed, given the economic worries plaguing Americans. After Hegseth shared a video of the flyover on X, along with an American flag emoji, Newsom’s press office replied, “Sir, we just want lower gas prices.”

Gas prices have more than doubled since the start of the Iran war nearly three months ago. The national average for a gallon of gas is roughly $4.50, and in California, gas costs about $6.12 per gallon, according to the auto club AAA.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/newsom-hegseth-indy-500-blackhawk-helicopter-b2983336.html

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11:01 PM · May 24, 2026

More Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

[Historic NY]

1. Kegsbreath doesn't know we have an oil crisis here.

Av Gas is approaching 8.00 per gallon

[Botany]

3. Gonna be $10 a gallon soon. Trump just had the U.S. military hit Iran

How much did it cost to do that stunt @ the Indianapolis 500?

We are in a nightmare.

[twodogsbarking]

2. We are a military and an economy, not a society. Caught hell for sayinng this in 1970. Well.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Imagine that crash.

[GiqueCee]

5. With the drunken Nazi...

... everything is performative, but he's so obtuse that he doesn't realize that taxpayer-funded stunts like this one send a message that is the diametric opposite of what he intended. Like his boss, he's always mugging for the camera, and he's hollow inside; there's nothing there. But, being the consummate sociopath, he couldn't care less, as long as he gets an ATTABOY! from his idiot cronies.

[Wounded Bear]

6. He misspelled cur...

[wolfie001]

7. Nascar fans can't afford gas or groceries but: Yee Haw!!!

Clowns.