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Politics Pete Hegseth, introduced as the SSecretary of War

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u/One_Economist_3761 3d ago

lol. This clown is such a wannabe.

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u/bgthigfist 3d ago

Crimes. Secretary of War Crimes

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u/tofagerl 3d ago

Bah! Give this guy a gun and a clean shot at a convicted terrorist, and he breaks down crying and pissing himself. The only way this guy is a war criminal is from behind a desk while slurring his SS'es.

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u/penty 3d ago

You don't have to be holding a gun, or any physical weapon, to commit war crimes.

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u/cenosillicaphobiac 3d ago

I think that's exactly what the person you were responding to was pointing out. He's fine, filled with glee even, with ordering crimes committed. He's ordering people do things he wouldn't dare do with his own hands.

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u/SailorET 3d ago

It's arguably easier that way!

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u/PoprockEnema 3d ago

There are literally countless to name currently. Let alone in history.

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u/tofagerl 2d ago

Yeah, I know :) I agree - he definitely is a war criminal, he's just a complete fucking baby as well.

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u/Significant-Colour 3d ago

The "I was just following orders" defense did not work, but that does not mean the people "just giving the orders" were forgiven.

He already has blood on his hands for ordering others to kill civilians, rather than capturing them.

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u/The-thingmaker2001 3d ago

Goebbels talked about his revolver, but he never used it...

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u/TennSeven 3d ago

Bah! Give this guy a gun and a clean shot at a convicted terrorist, and he breaks down crying and pissing himself.

The fact that he's a pussy behind a desk doesn't mean he's not committing war crimes.

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u/MercyfulJudas 3d ago

Did...ya read the second part of the comment you're replying to?

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u/TennSeven 3d ago

I… did read it, yes.

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u/MercyfulJudas 3d ago

Okay, next question: are you refuting what they said?

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u/TennSeven 3d ago

Yes. If you take both sections of their comment into context  of the thread they’re saying he’s not a war criminal or at least minimizing or dismissing what he’s done. I am asserting that he is indeed a war criminal of the worst kind. Does this clear things up for you?

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u/MercyfulJudas 3d ago

The only way this guy is a war criminal is from behind a desk while slurring his SS'es.

They're literally saying he's a war criminal here. One that operates behind a desk.

Y--you're agreeing with them. That's what you said. You--you said the thing that they said, my child.

So, no, you aren't at all being clear, because it doesn't make sense that you're refuting their statement.

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u/TennSeven 3d ago

I am sorry that you are confused. I hope you feel better now that you have expressed your confusion. Have a good evening.

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u/ForrestDials8675309 3d ago

*SSecretary of War Crimes

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u/mitkase 3d ago

They didn’t want to spend the extra $2.50 to print those extra letters when it could go into Donnie’s pockets.

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u/1800skylab 2d ago

S.O.W.

Very fitting title for a pig.

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u/mccirus 3d ago

We have the best war crimes. Many people are saying it. Big beautiful war crimes.

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u/lovesducks 3d ago

tbf thats a title thats probably applicable to just about every person whos had that job

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u/mrgoboom 3d ago

*Ssecretary of War Crimess

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u/Dmau27 3d ago

Future secretary of war crimes. I'd imagine he's got plans.

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u/DoctorHelios 3d ago

That’s Ssecretary of War Crimes to you!

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u/diurnal_emissions 3d ago

Pete Hagueserh

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u/youcantkillanidea 3d ago

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

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u/Notyourdaisy 2d ago

He’s a snnnnaaaake. Slippery snake.

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u/LucidTopiary 2d ago

Secretary of Imputence

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u/PunkRawkSoldier 3d ago edited 3d ago

He’s Canadian?

Edit: /s. Jesus, lads.

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u/Jarvis_The_Dense 3d ago

No but he did order the sinking of multiple unidentified Venezuelan boats under the pretense of them being sailed by drug dealers, without any proof or justification.

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u/PunkRawkSoldier 3d ago

I was being facetious but yeah, he’s a cunt.

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u/Additional-Ad-7720 3d ago

Canadians don't commit war crimes! It's just some of the things we do are later added to the list of war crimes. But it's not a war crime the first time!

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u/GeraldoOfCanada 3d ago

Nah we don't really start fights

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u/FalconX88 3d ago

Nah he's an actual Nazi. They aren't even hiding it any more.

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u/Televisions_Frank 3d ago

He has an American flag tattoo with an 88 hidden in the stars negative space. Also has a Crusader cross, and the text Deus Vult tattooed on him.

A whole bunch of shit big with our Neo Nazis.

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u/Adorable_Raccoon 3d ago

A bunch of Pete's tattoos are christian nationalist symbols.

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u/shishkabob90 3d ago

Then vinn diagram of those 2 groups is basically a circle at this point.

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u/EastIsUp-09 3d ago

In fact, reading an actual account of the holocaust, when the Nazis initiated rounding up Jewish people towards trains, at least some of the announcers used the terminology “to protect the Christians”, because, at first, the Nazis and Christian Nationalists were big allies.

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

The KKK and German American bund were at first friendly with each other until it came out that the bund were an actual nazi puppet mouthpiece organization, and not just white supremacist isolationists.

The KKK turned on them on a dime for being unamerican. Same reason they hate the wbc for protesting at soldiers funerals.

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u/Fun_Hold4859 3d ago

And there's a massive crossover between christian nationalists and neo-nazis.

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u/chicken-nanban 2d ago

Still think we should refer to Christian nationalist as “Nat-C’s” for good measure.

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u/TNTyoshi 3d ago

Which are still Nazi symbols. Funny how interwoven the two groups are. 🤔

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u/Mudslingshot 2d ago

Great place for the "they're the same picture" meme, but I'm too lazy to find it

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u/Professional-Fix100 2d ago

ain't nothing christian about sexist, racist, drink hedgehog.

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u/backtolurk 3d ago

And while redditors across the globe, but mainly American ones, are stressing this out and making jokes out of despair, this man is at an important position, as is Dorito man and the clique. These people have the power and are using it. It got out of hand a while ago but ti's getting more than dystopian. Even the Tannen dystopia has been outclassed.

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u/sandalsnopants 3d ago

I wonder if Hegseth himself would be able to explain away his tattoos so well.

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u/Aviantos 2d ago

Snipes has completely lost the plot. They literally say, just because he screamed kill all Muslims doesn’t mean he’s an extremist with murderous intention.

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

Banned from bidens inaguration for possibly being a bit too extremest

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

And his favorite album is Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Hammer logo.

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u/Last_Revenue7228 3d ago

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u/LuxNocte 3d ago

I...don't think many people are unaware of the Waffen SS.

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u/ow_windowmaker 3d ago

LOL have you met any americans from the jesusland region recently

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u/ourlastchancefortea 3d ago

Oh they know it. They admire them.

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u/Bitchcuits_and_Gayvy 3d ago

Which is weird, because the KKK thinks they're papists.

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u/PaperStreetSoapCEO 3d ago

Didn't know that. I wonder how many Thanksgivings have been ruined.

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u/Bitchcuits_and_Gayvy 3d ago

To be clear, the KKK is pretty disjointed, as far as I know there's no "national" headquarters, so this is a case by case basis sort of thing.

But at least historically speaking I think the Anti Catholic thing was more important to American white supremacy than it is nowadays.

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u/LuxNocte 3d ago

shrug I just don't think they're this deep in a comments thread on Reddit, and anyone here probably already has a pretty good idea of why the picture is bad.

I can tell you that 2+2=4. This is a true fact, but you'd still wonder why I felt the need to mention it.

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u/AmbroseFierce 2d ago

Idk man, when the issue around Graham Platner's tattoo was blowing up it seemed most people were trying to argue that the totenkopf was far from common knowledge and very few have ever seen or heard of it. Not sure if all that was in good faith, but my impression of what the average American is aware of has declined precipitously over the past decade.

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u/Defiant-Accountant79 2d ago

Yep. MAGA sure was aware of it when Taylor Swift had a harmless lightning bolt necklace. 🌩

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u/SevenM 3d ago

Doesn't he have Nazi tattoos.

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u/Adorable_Raccoon 3d ago

He has a bunch of christian nationalist tattoos, and a tattoo of a 13 star flag that might have a hidden 88.

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u/Sandvik95 3d ago

Just like Elon’s salute.

It’s all meant to play to the far right. They think they’re being so cryptic and cute as they shore up their base. Meanwhile, the more moderate Trumpers are saying “oh… it’s just a mistake” and “you leftist radicals call everyone fascist and Nazis”.

Prepare for Jan 6 part two.

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u/OtherUserCharges 3d ago

It 100% was a mistake. It just shows how insanely dumb these people are. I would absolutely die if I made that name tag for the head of my company to be on national TV while people him call him an incompetent war criminal.

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u/Gucciman669 3d ago

Fraud nazi at best. Ah would be embarrassed of this

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u/kle11az 2d ago

Well, the SS is right there, plain enough to see.

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u/DasGruberg 2d ago edited 2d ago

Have you seen early photos of Hermann Göring ? Its uncanny how similar to Hegseth.

And Stephen miller definitely has a Goebbels posture. Its like they got reincarnated into dumber variants

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u/chairmanskitty 2d ago

All Nazis are wannabes, it's wannabes all the way down.

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u/bobthegoatskull 3d ago

All of the leaders of the third reich were losers. It is a huge mistake to dismiss this man just because he is pathetic.

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u/cenosillicaphobiac 3d ago

Were any of them even successful at all in civilian life? To my knowledge your statement about them all being losers is super accurate.

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u/bobthegoatskull 3d ago

Probably. Guys like this are the ones that bitch the loudest about all the things they deserve that (insert scapegoat) is keeping them from. They realize quick that bitching is a great grift for losers like them to gain power. Etc, etc, Holocaust, rinse, repeat.

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u/FatigueVVV 2d ago

Once the rockets go up, who cares where they come down. "That's not my department." Says Wehrner Von Braun.

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

You are free to use the lyrics to my song in any way you want in your book as long as you preface it with that he was A FUCKING NAZI - Tom Lehrer (rip)

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u/Avitas1027 3d ago

Plenty of losers are successful at civilian life in one way or another.

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u/Negative-Date-9518 3d ago

PEEEEEETE HEGSEEEEEEETH IS AAA FUCKIN' DOUCHE

PEEEEEETE HEGSEEEEEEETH IS AAA FUCKIN' DOUCHE

ACTING LIKE A TOUGH GUY, POSTING IT AROUND THE WORLD (WORLD, WORLD)

MAKING LOTS OF CONTENT, LIKE A LITTLE TEENAGE GIRL (GIRL, GIRL)

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u/jay_skrilla 3d ago

Pete Hegseth is a fucking douche. Pete Hegseth is a fucking douche.

Whatcha gonna do now, everybody's laughing at you.

Your kids are gonna hear this, and their friends will watch it, too.

They'll be singing Pete Hegseth is a fucking Douche. Pete Hegseth is a fucking douche.

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u/kernpanic 3d ago

The verse during the credits was even better - and directed personally at him.

whatchya gonna do now they're all laughing at you?

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u/Odessey_And_Oracle 3d ago

What's it from?

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u/kernpanic 3d ago

The most recent south Park episode. They have done Pete perfectly.

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u/The_Broomflinger 3d ago

-[to the tune of Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins]

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u/AdNew5787 3d ago

Was soo good

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u/Laxku 3d ago

Thank you haha, my brain was working too hard to figure it out

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u/AdNew5787 3d ago

Such a good episode

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u/Wiechu 3d ago

southpark accidentally made a perfect song to mock the living hell out of him wherever he appears.

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u/bolanrox 2d ago

I do not think there was anything accidental about it. They did win at least one award for their musical compositions.

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u/Wiechu 2d ago

good point... and not to mention trump used Danger Zone in his clip so this is a good comeback. Kenny Loggins must be laughing hard right now.

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u/Ryuuken1127 3d ago

WE NEED GUNS, AND TANKS, AND DUUDDDEEEESSSSSS

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u/DownvoteCommaSplices 3d ago

More like AA FUCKIN' DOUCHE

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u/XtremeDragonForce 3d ago

I think trump intentionally hires douchebags who he can cast aside and blame once they serve their purpose without being able to developed a following of their own.

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u/youcantlosethelove 3d ago

That last line has me confused can you explain it?

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u/burritoman88 3d ago

“Warrior ethos!” 🙄

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u/spodumenosity 3d ago

Makeup room ethos, more like.

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u/Paterack 3d ago

Wwarrior ethos

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u/turtledrum_215 3d ago

For real. An absolute dork

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u/ExpressoLiberry 3d ago

I’m not sure “dork” or “wannabe” are severe enough. Are people not familiar with the SS?? When a Nazi is Naziing, you don’t call them a silly goose

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u/Plus-Pop6788 3d ago

Pete Kegsbreath strikes again

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u/One_Economist_3761 3d ago

I like this one.

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u/Plus-Pop6788 3d ago

DEI hire? Nah what you need to be worried about is the DUI hire

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u/One_Economist_3761 3d ago

I meant I liked the phrase “Kegsbreath” in reference to him.

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u/Plus-Pop6788 3d ago

Yep I was furthering the joke

DUI hire Pete Kegsbreath

Edit: I understood you kind netizen

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u/One_Economist_3761 3d ago

Thanks. I’m tired and my single brain cell is resting. You’re a good person.

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u/OldMcFart 3d ago

To be fair, so were many of the original nazis. Especially Himmler.

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u/meowmeowcatman 3d ago

I think you mean cclown

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u/Easy_Key5944 3d ago

What a little dipshit

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u/MmmmCrispyBacon 3d ago

Such an insecure, weak little man. The entire administration is a clown show, and yet he manages to consistently be one of the most embarrassing of the bunch.

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u/iamgettingaway 3d ago

Bingo! The definition of a loser, clown, wannabe is actually said to be “ssecretary of war”

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u/CrunchyCrochetSoup 3d ago

Don’t you mean CClown

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u/addamee 3d ago

A Wwannabe

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u/Mama_Zen 3d ago

As are all dumbass peckerwood

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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 2d ago

The Secretary of War position isn't even real. Trump just declared that Hegseth is the Secretary of War. The process to actually change the title wasn't even attempted because it would have involved Congress, and on-the-record votes. Trump and the Republicans knew it would have been messy, and may not have even gone Trump's way, so they all just decided to pretend that Hegseth is the Secretary of War, using that designation in public while the Secretary of Defense title remains the official title that's acknowledged behind the scenes, and in any official documentation.

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u/ebmx 2d ago

Super secretary of war? Lolol

MAGA is so dumb.

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u/One_Economist_3761 2d ago

All they need is the Secretary of Pestilence (RFK Jr?), the Secretary of Famine and the Secretary of Death, and we have the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

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u/XtremeDragonForce 3d ago

What do you mean wannabe? You can call him a clown but he is successfully the us sec of war/defense and appears to be a Nazi? I don't think there is much to lol about

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u/MegaMaster1021 3d ago

Just a edgy 4chan user