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Pete Hegseth Hosts First-Ever Pentagon Christmas Tree Lighting #shorts
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0:53Now PlayingSecretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, dedicated a 14-foot Nellie Stevens Holly Christmas tree to military families during the Pentagon’s inaugural courtyard tree-lighting ceremony. After the lighting, Santa Claus made a surprise appearance along with several “tactical” elves who rappelled down the side of the building from the fifth-floor roof.
#christmas #petehegseth #pentagon #christmastree
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