HOT TOPICS | Pete Hegseth is LOSING IT! - June 26th, 2025
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What happened at the Pentagon press conference that sparked outrage?
All right, everybody. Good morning. Look, I lied to my team just now. They said, are you ready? And I'm not ready, but I, because I am, but I'm not, I don't have everything together. I don't have all my stuff together, but I just wanted to get on and stream to you because did you guys just see, wait, it's infuriating. Did you see this press conference? If you didn't with Pete Hegseth, I don't know if he was inebriated. I don't know what's going on with him. I mean, it is bizarre how he conducted himself this morning. Yes, it was abhorrent, someone says, and we are going to analyze it because what is wrong with him? And then the president co-signing this crazy behavior. The name on our... on our thumbnail should be defensive secretary.
He's so defensive and yes, unprofessional Sally Newhouse, so unprofessional. And you know what that, that leads you to believe his behavior is that they're hiding a couple of things. One, they're hiding the success of this mission or failure of this mission. And two, his incompetence. Anybody who's that defensive is so incompetent and so he has imposter syndrome and he doesn't even know what imposter syndrome was. No, I didn't see it. Turn the TV off as told. Yes, you can turn the TV off, but it is good for you to turn the TV off. It has been online. And so I'm going to show you some of it. You don't have to sit in front of it, the TV, as I said, and watch the entire thing. Because I'm going to take you through what you need to see of it.
Embarrassing. And even the general, look, I am very respectful of the generals, General Kane, all of that. But boy, oh boy, it really seems that they're trying too hard to say or pretend that that this mission was successful without showing any evidence, only giving anecdotal, not even evidence, information. It's all anecdotal and showing video of how the actual munitions we use work, but not showing the actual event. It's crazy, I'm telling you. I've been in the business for a long time, y'all. So buckle up, buttercups. Seriously, buckle up. You guys ready? You guys ready? Because I'm going to take you through it. But let me just tell you again. I know it's summer, but you guys have to make sure that you subscribe.
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Why does the host call Pete Hegseth 'defensive' and 'unprofessional'?
It's at the bottom of the screen, right under the comments, right near the comments that you see going up on your screen. So y'all, So please, and also make sure you hit that thumbs up because it does affect the algorithm. If you're on TikTok, hit the hearts. If you're on Substack, smash the hearts as well because it affects the algorithm and more people become aware of our conversation and our channel when you do that. I don't even know. I would have been so infuriated at this thing because, number one, I felt lied to and insulted as an American. If I'm just an American, a civilian, as they say, Americans just out there listening like you guys, most of you guys, I would feel insulted and I would want some answers.
And if I was a member of the press at that press briefing, I would be insulted as well.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What happened at the Pentagon press conference that sparked outrage?
0:15–3:59
2
Why does the host call Pete Hegseth 'defensive' and 'unprofessional'?
3:59–30:16
3
What claims did Pete Hegseth make about 'Midnight Hammer' and mission success?
30:16–40:35
4
How did the administration respond to leaked DIA intelligence assessments?
40:35–1:00:16
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