“Did Christopher Guest or Ricky Gervais direct this?”

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made individuals surprise how he ever bought on TV with Thursday’s navy drone propaganda video. Mockery crossed social media borders as critics clowned on his awkward supply, the absurdity of utilizing a drone to ship a memo, and the best way he walks.

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This one might have used a take two, Pete. Especially after that drone sat proper in entrance of your face.

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Pete Hegseth posted his video bragging about spending extra taxpayer cash on drones on July 10, and actually, it might have used extra work. The script it weak, Hegseth stumbles on supply, and having a drone ship a memo isn’t definitely worth the sound of the engines drowning out his voice.

Plus, it’s clear nobody’s keen to threat getting fired by telling him to stroll like a standard individual.

“This is the future,” he says. “We’re in the fight. We’re in the fight to win it. And we’re never gonna back down.”

It’s not precisely the Gettysburg Address, nor do we predict he bought permission to make use of that Metallica tune. Plus, rising the amount of money we hand to the drone business isn’t spectacular. Former President Barack Obama did that in 2009, again when anyone nonetheless thought drones had been cool.

“Why is he walking like he has crotch rot?”

Whatever message Hegseth tried to get throughout was additionally drowned out by the clownery on show. Critics in contrast it to one thing written by Ricky Gervais, or worse.

Also, that shot of him grabbing the memo from the drone is really easy to Photoshop.

Another theme among the many dunks is Hegseth’s stroll. Unless the White House garden is lumpy, the reasons for that side of the video might be dire.

“Why is he walking like he’s gotta sh*t,” requested u/ayylmao95.

“Why are you walking like someone just shoved an M16 up your a**?” inquired @JoJoFromJerz.

“Why is he walking like he has crotch rot?” puzzled u/mothzilla.

Many others identified that this might have been an ideal video if it wasn’t meant to be severe.

“Did Christopher Guest or Ricky Gervais direct this Pentagon/Hegseth clip??” wrote @Ungeziefer76. “If so, I think they nailed it.”

“Watch our secretary of defense use military personnel as props during a promo shoot with the same smarmy vibe as an ad for a local car dealer,” stated @ron_fournier.

“Thank you, President Trump, for the laughs,” stated @lessguns. “Your administration is a joke.”

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