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The incident led to relentless criticism on social media, with many saying they expected more decorum from the United States secretary of defense, especially on Veterans Day.

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wow -- CNN broadcast footage of an Arlington guard yelling at a group with Pete Hegseth to "MAINTAIN SILENCE ... PAY RESPECT!" after someone in his entourage started laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2:55 PM · Nov 11, 2026

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This is a joke, right?

#1 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-11-12 01:57 PM | Reply

This is a joke, right?

It's called damage control. I wonder who told him to do it? Probably Natalie.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-11-12 02:02 PM | Reply

"FUNNY 2"

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-11-12 07:26 PM | Reply

This is the most craven face-saving act our Republic has ever witnessed from a Secretary of Defense... I mean Secretary of War.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-11-12 07:37 PM | Reply

When is Hegseth going to visit Bethesda Naval Medical Center and do his best James Forestall impression?

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-11-12 07:41 PM | Reply

@#1 ... It's called damage control. I wonder who told him to do it? Probably Natalie. ...

To me it looked like a lame photo-op attempt to try undo the damage that Sec Def Hegseth's group did to the gravity of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-13 04:45 PM | Reply

The firing will be quietly reported later on.

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-11-13 05:44 PM | Reply

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