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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received praise from Donald Trump supporters for not leaking U.S. plans to bomb Iranian nuclear sites ahead of time, prompting ridicule from critics at what they saw as a laughably low bar for congratulations.
Newsmax host Todd Starnes was among those who applauded the former Fox News personality, who earlier this year was embroiled in the so-called Signal-gate scandal after The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group chat discussing potential strikes in Yemen.
“Not a single leak. Well done, @SecDef,” Starnes wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) led the mockery of such applause.
“This is like applauding a grown man for being able to wipe their behind,” she wrote on X. “Not exactly a vote of confidence.”
Others echoed the sentiment:
MAGA is seriously out hear praising Hegseth for not leaking military plans in advance.
Does he get a cookie for a rare moment of competence?
These people are dumb af.
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MAGA praising Pete for not leaking war plans again is like giving a toddler a medal for not eating glue—congratulations, he finally did the bare minimum.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) June 22, 2025
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