GET ME REWRITE: The idiocy, cluelessness, and clownish antics of Fox News doofus Pete Hegseth

 

The Daily Beast, 3/31/2023

HuffPost, 11/20/2023

John Oliver on Sunday mocked Pete Hegseth’s habit of mentioning that he attended Princeton. The “Last Week Tonight” host introduced a segment featuring nothing but the Fox News personality boasting that he went to the Ivy League university.

MTN, 1/18/2024

Hegseth began to argue about how difficult it is to play football in negative 5 degree weather and implied he wants to see the game, not Taylor Swift. 

Campos-Duffy then asked them if they want to see a pretty girl during the game to which Cain replied, “That’s what we have cheerleaders for.” Hegseth affirmed Cain comment. [emphasis added]

AlterNet, 1/28/2024

Pete Hegseth:  Soldier in the war on women

 "There's a lot of people probably pulling for the Ravens," Hegseth agreed. "I think there's a little bit of a Taylor Swift backlash, too."

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