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orangecrush

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Tue Sep 30, 2025, 02:33 PM Sep 2025

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he ended up in a meeting room filled with U.S. generals and admirals. “Jesus fucking Christ, why are they all staring at me—am I supposed to say something?”

https://theonion.com/hungover-hegseth-struggling-to-remember-how-he-ended-up-in-room-full-of-generals/

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Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals (Original Post) orangecrush Sep 2025 OP
This is probably fairly close to the truth. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1
I know it's humor, but in a way, it's a biting retort against this POS, and sad. A sad picture of a disfunctional SWBTATTReg Sep 2025 #2
K and R. good chuckle. riversedge Sep 2025 #3
Thanks orangecrush Sep 2025 #5
Good one! bif Sep 2025 #4

SWBTATTReg

(26,401 posts)
2. I know it's humor, but in a way, it's a biting retort against this POS, and sad. A sad picture of a disfunctional
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 02:47 PM
Sep 2025

government...

Hang in there, our time will come...

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