On Sept. 20, Hegseth pushed reporters to stick to his talking points. He has faced a backlash for “muzzling” the media, and an ongoing discussion between veteran U.S. defense reporters and the Pentagon regarding access and approach shows no sign of being resolved any time soon.

"I've thought of just ordering lots of pizza on random nights just to throw everybody off," Hegseth said on Sunday.

Each of the firings is important, but let’s not miss the forest for the trees: A scandal-plagued former Fox News host is destabilizing the U.S. military.

The dig came after the defense secretary was accused of keeping Illinois leaders in the dark about the National Guard deployment to their state.

The first, and perhaps most obvious, hint that the story was fabricated was that Hegseth no longer works for Fox News.

Addressing a rare gathering of top military leaders in Virginia, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to end political correctness and “woke” culture in leadership and proposed using U.S. cities as training grounds for the armed forces.

Pentagon Pete made a surprise appearance at an event to honor a forgotten man of Trumpworld. trump’s The self-anointed “Secretary of War” presided over the promotion of Sean Spicer, Donald Trump’s former White House press secretary,

SNL kicked off Season 51 with a wild cold open mocking Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump, and the state of the U.S. military.

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Pete Davidson defended performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival despite backlash over his father’s 9/11 death.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth considered deploying the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division to Portland, Ore., amid ongoing violent protests by Antifa and others.