The Ministry of Defense has definitely been chopped after uploading an AI-generated image by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The image posted on the account of DoD Rapid Respons on X, featuring Hegseth's toes rendering next to the border fence beneath the rolling American flag while viewing the three-fingered hand as a wicked figure of the three. One of the masked men held a box of very “drugs” titled “100% Operational Control”.
Many online commentators are quick to point out that Heggs is not only standing on the wrong side of the fence, but also staying away from the bad guys, even lifting his pathetic dismemberment as if he was acting like their bodyguard.
Others wonder which of the 50 U.S. states should represent the 32 stars on the Heggs flag, and which of the original 13 colonies seem to have been removed from its stripes.
Hegseth made a big mistake in a delicate moment as rumors of the White House being dissatisfied with his performance, making a series of embarrassing lapses, security breaches and unwelcome public appearances over the past few weeks.
The worst criticism centers on his central role in the Signal Gate scandal AtlanticJeffrey Goldberg's editor-in-chief was unexpectedly joined by a group chat where Hegseth and other senior members of the Trump administration discussed highly sensitive details of the upcoming missile strike in Yemen.
In the weeks that followed, the Secretary of Defense also shared details of the plans through chats with lawyers, wives and brothers, in addition to bypassing security protocols to install the app on the Pentagon office computer. He also uses the same phone numbers on various other platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Airbnb and a fantasy sports website.
