Pentagon Pete Utterly Eviscerated After Disrespecting Fallen Heroes

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Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Trending Now Pete Hegseth’s brutal Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanding has carried over to social media. Daniel Heuer/REUTERS…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a beating online after a sentinel reprimanded his posse for breaching decorum at Arlington National Cemetery’s most sacred site on Veterans Day.

Hegseth, his wife, and his senior advisers visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the holiday and, while posing together for photos, were heard laughing. That prompted an Army sentinel to sternly remind them their behavior was inappropriate for the setting.

“All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times,” the soldier called out.

Later that afternoon, Hegseth, 46, posted a photo of him and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, commemorating the holiday and their visit.

“Happy Veterans Day—to our best Americans,” his post read. “The Hegseth’s (sic) are honored to celebrate our veterans this morning at Arlington with @POTUS, @VP & @SecVetAffairs. Thank God for our warriors, past and present.”

But in the comments, most attention focused on the head-scratching actions of his group. In addition to being called a “f---ing clown,” an “a-----e,” and a “disrespectful piece of s--t,” Hegseth was accused of having “metaphorically p----d on the tomb of the unknown soldier today.”

Several more called Hegseth a “disgrace” and an “embarrassment,” while another added: “This veteran thinks you should be impeached.”

Others noted that the Defense secretary, who earned degrees from Harvard and Princeton, did not follow a simple, grade school-level rule about apostrophes when he wrote “Hegseth’s” instead of “Hegseths.”

“Harvard guy doesn’t understand plural vs possessive of his own name,” one X user wrote.

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