Pete Hegseth's Group Got Chewed Out By A Soldier, And Now The Entire Internet Is Joining In

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Posted on Nov 12, 2026 UTC

Pete Hegseth has once again made a fool of himself.

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While Hegseth was visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, people in his group started laughing, and a soldier told them off:

"All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!"

A Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier yells after laughter could be heard from a group near Secretary Hegseth, who was taking posed photographs at the site. pic.twitter.com/SYs4q6GxK9
— CSPAN (@cspan) November 11, 2026

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"ALL VISITORS WILL MAINTAIN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SILENCE AND RESPECT AT ALL TIMES!"

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For those who don't know, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a deeply sacred memorial and the final resting place of an unidentified American service member who died in World War I.

CSPAN

Apparently, Pete's group didn't get the memo.

CSAN

And now he's being eaten alive in his Veterans Day post.

PeteHegseth/x.com

It's just thousands of people calling him an embarrassing asshole.

Paiyslee/x.com

"Not one positive comment. Pretty popular guy."

hawkpapersizors/x.com

Let's take a closer look:

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And finally, the least of his problems: the apostrophe.

trueglib/x.com

C'mon now!!!

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