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Hegseth SCRAMBLES Over Qatar Slip Up With Unbelievable Top Gun Stunt
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6:21Now PlayingPete Hegseth scrambles to drum up good press with right-wingers after sparking MAGA firestorm over his Qatar air force base announcement with an insanely wasteful PR stunt to be a passenger on the fighter jet from the Top Gun: Maverick movie. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Pentagon Pete Cosplays as ‘Top Gun’ Passenger Princess
"“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth cosplayed as Tom Cruise on Sunday, taking a tour of the skies in the same fighter jet the Hollywood star flew in Top Gun: Maverick.
The defense secretary, 45, went airborne as a passenger on a F/A-18 Super Hornet for a demonstration flight at Nevada’s Naval Air Station Fallon, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen."
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