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riversedge

(81,821 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:20 PM 4 hrs ago

Hegseth arrived in France for official D-Day commemoration events, bringing along his wife and six children on what appe

I only did a quick search but found nothing about who is paying for this family trip.




Molly Ploofkins
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Pete Hegseth arrived in France for official D-Day commemoration events, bringing along his wife and six children on what appears to be a taxpayer-funded family trip.


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Hegseth arrived in France for official D-Day commemoration events, bringing along his wife and six children on what appe (Original Post) riversedge 4 hrs ago OP
'Even if he covers the travel costs, the wartime security for an entourage this size is a huge expense to taxpayers' riversedge 4 hrs ago #1
If it wasn't Hegseth i would not have a problem with the wife and children going to this. Srkdqltr 4 hrs ago #2
Be awesome if... purr-rat beauty 4 hrs ago #3
Normandy is lovely. I hope someone points out the US fought against everything he and his hair fuhrer stand for. jls4561 3 hrs ago #4
AH, WE ARE, DAMN IT!!!!! a kennedy 3 hrs ago #5
He's hanging on for dear life to his wife's hand GenThePerservering 2 hrs ago #6
Aww...a "quiver full" of future warriors and submissive wives of warriors... LudwigPastorius 3 min ago #7

riversedge

(81,821 posts)
1. 'Even if he covers the travel costs, the wartime security for an entourage this size is a huge expense to taxpayers'
Reply to riversedge (Original post)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:23 PM
4 hrs ago


Even if he covers the travel costs, the wartime security for an entourage this size is a huge expense to taxpayers.

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Srkdqltr

(10,018 posts)
2. If it wasn't Hegseth i would not have a problem with the wife and children going to this.
Reply to riversedge (Original post)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:28 PM
4 hrs ago

I think children should learn history. I think exposing children and other children seeing them there would make it a teaching moment.
But Hegseth. 7

purr-rat beauty

(1,523 posts)
3. Be awesome if...
Reply to riversedge (Original post)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:30 PM
4 hrs ago

...the ICC arrested him in front of his welfare queen family for war crimes including the murder of children in Iran.

jls4561

(3,284 posts)
4. Normandy is lovely. I hope someone points out the US fought against everything he and his hair fuhrer stand for.
Reply to riversedge (Original post)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:20 PM
3 hrs ago

GenThePerservering

(3,852 posts)
6. He's hanging on for dear life to his wife's hand
Reply to riversedge (Original post)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:22 PM
2 hrs ago

Not only does she have to mind six kids, but she has to babysit him.

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