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Trump cracks joke at Pete Hegseth’s expense in cabinet meeting: ‘My least controversial person’
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0:55Now PlayingPresident Trump playfully ribbed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the recent controversies he has faced during banter at a cabinet meeting Wednesday.
“I could start with Pete on the left because he is my least controversial person at the table,” Trump quipped while gesturing toward Hegseth. “We all know how good he is.”
Without missing a beat, Hegseth replied that “I think we’re controversial because we’re over the target” before pivoting to some of the accomplishments made during Trump’s 100 days in office and lavishing praise on the commander in chief.
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