The White House military leak scandal sent this Pete Hegseth clip from just 3 days ago wildly viral and it’s magnificent
As you will probably have read about elsewhere today, all eyes on are the White House after an extraordinary cock-up saw top secret military plans leaked to a journalist after they were shared on a group chat.
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @JeffreyGoldberg. https://t.co/jvBzeJwEuy
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 24, 2025
Donald Trump said he didn’t know anything about it, which it’s fair to say wasn’t the defence he presumably thought it was.
But one supremely satisfying consequence was that it sent this clip of defence secretary and former Fox News mouthpiece Pete Hegseth wildly viral.
It’s from just three days ago – THREE DAYS ago – and it’s just magnificent.
Hegseth: Under the previous administration, we looked like fools. Not anymore pic.twitter.com/EjrVbbOuLw
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 21, 2025
Fair play to the dude, it’s not fools they’re being called today. It’s utter cretins. And here are our favourite things people said about it.
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Only took 3 days for this to age like milk https://t.co/AFOKJuULz2
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) March 24, 2025
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Pete Hegseth should resign after today. https://t.co/WznM7ysaYz
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) March 24, 2025
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Hegseth: Hold my (several) beers https://t.co/IA4qaP41K1
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) March 24, 2025
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Hegseth just inadvertently let a reporter have access highly sensitive real time planning discussions and the subsequent bombing attack with the VP and most senior members of the Trump cabinet & national security team in on the discussions. Hegseth is a national embarrassment. https://t.co/j8iYWfG49e
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 24, 2025
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It’s true that during the previous administration you looked like fools. It’s even worse now. https://t.co/pFOVPahxKG
— Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) March 24, 2025
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“…to prove it I’m going to accidentally text war plans to a journalist.” https://t.co/guokBgkqUF
— Jason Selvig (@jasonselvig) March 24, 2025
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I get why James Carville said just wait and see what they do. This was three days ago. Now, look who are the fools. https://t.co/TJfF4I2YPm
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) March 24, 2025