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Dulcinea

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10. "Hegseth has now grown increasingly isolated within the Pentagon"

Mon May 4, 2026, 08:07 AM

21 hrs ago

When the SecDef is "increasingly isolated" that's never a good sign. He may be headed for a mental breakdown, or they're afraid of how he'll react when he's fired.

That said, Colin Jost's portrayals of Hegseth on SNL are hilarious! Spot on!

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Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: report [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

clown show Whip-poor-will 22 hrs ago #1

Might be based on issues of control. no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #2

Yep, look at the way he holds onto her Walleye 22 hrs ago #6

Many years ago, I had a professor bring his wife livetohike 22 hrs ago #3

Well Thank God JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #4

Maybe she sneaks in the vodka nips in her pocket book. dem4decades 22 hrs ago #5

I got a little chuckle... llmart 20 hrs ago #13

I still call it a "pocketbook" BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #16

Me too. llmart 18 hrs ago #20

The voice of my mom saying - BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #21

pocketbook and billfold jmbar2 13 hrs ago #38

We never used "billfold" that much it at all BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #42

Not sure why we called it a billfold - it was usually pretty empty of bills. jmbar2 11 hrs ago #46

I did have a bunch of coin purses BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #48

One of those mom-isms? We 50's born boomers got loads of those! Bengus81 11 hrs ago #43

Ditto... yorkster 17 hrs ago #25

Maybe she's there because he can't remember details when he's blackout drunk johnnyplankton 22 hrs ago #7

She's there for "moral support" nuxvomica 21 hrs ago #8

Probably to make sure he stays sober. dflprincess 16 hrs ago #28

Does she even have a security clearance. Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #9

From her bio, she has never held a position requiring a security clearance. TomSlick 9 hrs ago #52

"Hegseth has now grown increasingly isolated within the Pentagon" Dulcinea 21 hrs ago #10

;-{) CROSSING THRESHOLDS Goonch 21 hrs ago #11

Does she have security clearance? mgardener 20 hrs ago #12

Does she have a security clearance? AverageOldGuy 20 hrs ago #14

Putin's agenda... dlk 20 hrs ago #15

His chief enabler. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #17

How quaint.........next up give her the code book for the missiles going thru Cheyenne Mountain.......... turbinetree 19 hrs ago #18

Trump Been Lootin', evil mastermind of crashing Pete Hegseth into the Pentagon. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 19 hrs ago #19

Apparently,she has been misogyny proofed. BattleRow 18 hrs ago #22

Kid Rock will probably be next Beaverhausen 18 hrs ago #23

Hey, Kid Rock flew in a helicopter.. Permanut 16 hrs ago #27

It would have been more fun if Kid Rock had hijacked Ilsa 15 hrs ago #31

Talk about insecure. BradBo 17 hrs ago #24

who's more likely to lie - the media or this administration? samsingh 16 hrs ago #26

She's there to keep him on the straight and narrow GenThePerservering 16 hrs ago #29

Gee, when John Lennon started doing that, the Beatles broke up. n/t malthaussen 16 hrs ago #30

oSNL needs to parody this. Blonde with pink coat is a Ilsa 15 hrs ago #32

Of course he's bringing his wife, Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #33

He Rebl2 12 hrs ago #40

WTAF? How dafuq did she get clearance? Bribes? sakabatou 15 hrs ago #34

A lovely dinner date over bombs and booze. Efilroft Sul 14 hrs ago #35

Who will play her on SNL? twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #36

MTG...if she's so em "pissed" at Republicants then show us Bengus81 11 hrs ago #45

I thought he hated women in the military. Guess it's OK for military meetings when your wife Marie Marie 13 hrs ago #37

How in Rebl2 12 hrs ago #39

We sometimes have a spouse show up with a new AA member RainCaster 12 hrs ago #41

Was his mommy unavailable? struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #44

I was wondering if he was longing for BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #47

How does she have that level of security clearance? JT45242 10 hrs ago #49

Designated driver Katcat 10 hrs ago #50

"Check out my wife! Now stop looking at her, she's mine!" Grokenstein 9 hrs ago #51

His emotional support person? Aussie105 9 hrs ago #53

OPSEC! Has he even heard of it? HappyLarge 3 hrs ago #54

Is she still working in television "news"? SomewhereInTheMiddle 2 hrs ago #55