Pete Hegseth Reportedly Bringing his Wife to Pentagon Meetings

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

The move comes as Hegseth has faced increased criticism and ousted more than two dozen Pentagon officials in recent weeks.

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'This is just disarray': alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges

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-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) May 3, 2026 at 10:20 AM

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He does this to prove that he's not cheating.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-04 08:44 AM

"So this is the biggest deployment of my life and there won't be a drop of alcohol on my lips while I'm doing it."

Is anyone monitoring this fool's drinking?
Anyone?
Buehler?

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-04 08:45 AM

He does this to prove that he's not cheating.
#1 | Posted by Zed

Or perhaps his wife is into it. Both Jennifer and Pete have a well documented history of extra-marital relations. This type of behavior seems to be pervasive with Trump's circle. He has a history of sleeping around and Melania doesn't seem to care. Then there was whatever has been going on with Noem, her husband, Lewindowski and her "blanket" . Chavez-DeRemer is said to have been sleeping with a member of her security detail. Female staffers at Dept of Labor were told to "pay attention" to her husband and father who both ended banned from Labor Dept facilities due to sexual harassment of staffers. I could go on. There's Kennedy, Musk, let's not forget he wanted Matt Gaetz as AG. I'm sure there are plenty of others.
Has anyone checked the front door of the White House to see if it has an upside-down pineapple?

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-05-04 12:49 PM

Why yes, we are led by idiots and very, very incompetent people. Hegseth had never run an large agency like the Defense Department, but that is ok, before MAGA elected Trump to be President, he had never been in the military or served as a political leader anywhere, at any time.

#4 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-05-05 08:27 AM

MAGA is based on incompetence rooted in ignorance fed by hatred and fear.
The "talent" on display - Hegseth is a fine example - speaks volumes.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-05 08:48 AM

The article references his paranoia about being fired by Trump. Maybe this is him covering his ass so he has a witness to back up his side of the story to refute any allegations from other people in the Trump admin trying to rid of him?

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-05-05 09:03 AM

Can you imagine the meltdown if Michelle Obama sat in on Pentagon meetings?

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-05 09:06 AM

What's left of the Pentagon's press office usually airbrushes Pickled Pete's red-white-and-blue leash out of official photos.

#8 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-05 10:47 AM

Whatever she tells him is what passes for his "memory."

#9 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-05-05 11:24 AM

Good point.

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-05 11:32 AM

airbrushes Pickled Pete's red-white-and-blue leash out of official photos.

Just so long as they don't touch his fake snot rag ribbon bar.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-05-05 11:36 AM

I guess she is Drinky Pete's designated driver. Note to Petey: those aren't real--she got them to appease her bosses (and viewers) at Faux News...

#12 | Posted by catdog at 2026-05-05 12:12 PM

Is anyone monitoring this fool's drinking?

Putin is.

#13 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-05 12:53 PM

Sec Defense Hegseth never seemed to have a concern about the security of his meetings.

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-05 01:06 PM

Can't she just check his Signal chats like everyone else?

#15 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-05 01:14 PM

Can't she just check his Signal chats like everyone else?

She is his designated driver.

#16 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-05 03:01 PM

Nah, she shoves a fifth of bourbon up her -----.

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-05 03:10 PM

Can you imagine the meltdown if Michelle Obama sat in on Pentagon meetings?

How do you know she wasnt? The press was VERY pro Obama at the time. You really think they would have reported something like that makes Obama look bad?

But it's someone associated with Trump so it's ok.

#18 | Posted by boazreborn at 2026-05-05 03:15 PM

Pigsbreath should bring in the reporters too-then he won't have to brief them and get his panties all in a twist.

#19 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-05-05 06:17 PM

18. Yeah, you're right. The press you trust was all over the Dijon Mustard debacle.

They could have just lied to get the point across, but they were just getting into the rhythm.

#20 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-05-05 06:56 PM

Ballwasher forgot to log out as Oreo Jr

#21 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-05 10:03 PM

"How do you know she wasnt?"

Dam son you are so ate up with hate you have completely lost touch with reality. Seek help.

The Presidential Records Act White House logs and everyone who was there and Michelle's own words let us know. And this was BT. Before Trumpy.. when government records and witness testimony were at least a little more reliable.

Michelle Obama did not attend Cabinet meetings.

Early in her husband's presidency, she expressed a lack of interest in "the process stuff" and specifically declined to follow the precedent set by Rosalynn Carter, who famously sat in on such meetings.

And she will never run for any office.

You should have gone after Rosalyn.

#22 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-06 12:03 PM

Oh, I remember when the right flipped out over Jill Biden attending a Cabinet meeting. "What is SHE doing there"? "Now we know who's really running the country"!

She was just presenting a women's health initiative.

#23 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-06 12:56 PM

Jennifer Rauchet is well aware of the circumstances under which she and Pickled Pete met and played their respective spouses. She knows him well by now, seems okay married to a mess, and is not going to let him be alone in a room with an attractive female of practically any species. Self-control ain't one of Petie's strong points.

#24 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-07 07:16 AM

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