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There are conflicting reports about Hegseth possibly running for president. So this may be a campaign stunt.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/pete-hegseth-...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/29/hegseth-de...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/hes-doing-a-fantastic-j...

Hegseth has maintained a consistent, principled position for his entire tenure that the military needs to be visibly murdering people. He routinely posts snuff footage where they murder purported “narcoterrorists”. I really think it’s wrong to postulate any deeper explanation; he’s just an evil man who prefers to do bad things rather than good ones.

When you put a man into a suit you only see his head without the tattoos, and still don't see what's inside their head.

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