Hegseth rages over makeup room report

[marmar]

Recent news reports have given Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plenty of reason to sweat under the bright lights, but he still doesn't want people to know where he fixes his makeup.

The former Fox News host turned head of the Department of Defense raged over a CBS News report that he installed a makeup studio just outside of the Pentagon's press briefing room. The outlet shared that Hegseth had spent "several thousand dollars" to add a new chair and mirror with makeup lighting in the green room.

"Totally fake story," Hegseth wrote on X. "No 'orders' and no 'makeup' — but whatever."

Hegseth went on to suggest that the "leftist 'news' media" would rather see him install "tampon machines in every men’s bathroom at DoD." ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2025/04/23/should-have-installed-tampon-machines-hegseth-bashes-report-of-his-new-makeup-room-in-pentagon/?in_brief=true

[returnee]

1. Emotional one trick pony.

Rage.

[FalloutShelter]

2. Jeebus Rice! What a horses ass.

[Swede]

3. I will bust a gut laughing the first time he comes on camera in orange make-up.

What a pack of imbeciles Trump has surrounded himself with.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Manly men wanna "look good" on camera.

Doesn’t really matter what they are or know, so much, these days.

[Abnredleg]

31. Everyone wears makeup on TV

Or the bright lights will make you look hideous.

[underpants]

5. It's all a show. What's next? Jazz hands?

[Deuxcents]

6. Withdrawal from substances brings on rage

[Paladin]

7. That shitty "tampon machines" comment tells you all you need to know about this prick. (nt)

[Hekate]

26. Not "all" but a lot, & when the comment is unpacked it displays, among other things, deep disgust...

…against all women and our inherent ickiness for menstruating. This type of misogyny is prehistoric, and deeply rooted in fear of the being that bleeds and does not die. Men like Hegseth are obsessed with projecting hyper-masculinity including a brutal rejection of anything that would threaten a brittle, fragile feeling of male self-worth. Anyone LGBTQ+ is especially threatening to a Hegseth’s brittle being.

[allegorical oracle]

8. Once a TV "star," always a star. No amount of make-up can hide his deceit, his scowls,

his large, rubbery mouth that spouts disgusting words. He's a djt wannabee.

[Hotler]

9. He's a domestic enemy. LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! NT

[VGNonly]

10. So what shade does a person wear

for booze nose: Rosacea Red or Torrid Tan?

[Solly Mack]

11. You think he powders his nose between lies?

[displacedvermoter]

14. Maybe he needs to borrow $3000 from Noem for a resupply?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. He uses a belt sander to prevent it from getting longer each time. . . . nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Maddow Blog-Pete Hegseth's reported new makeup studio at the Pentagon gives away the game

Last edited Thu Apr 24, 2025, 10:49 AM - Edit history (1)

A new report reinforces concerns that Hegseth's job is to effectively play the role of defense secretary on television.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3lnkrmavhfk27

On the one hand, Pete Hegseth talks a lot about "lethality" and a "warrior ethos."

On the other hand, he and his DOD invest a ridiculous amount of energy into scrubbing websites, banning books, and creating a new makeup studio for his TV appearances.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pete-hegseths-reported-new-makeup-studio-pentagon-gives-away-game-rcna202751

For all of Hegseth’s reported interest in “lethality” and championing a hypermasculine “warrior ethos,” in recent months, he and the Pentagon have invested a ridiculous amount of time in pursuing petty culture war goals that don’t advance the nation’s national security goals in any way.

It was against this backdrop that CBS News reported:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News. The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars, according to two of the sources, at a time when the administration is searching for cost-cutting measures.

While Hegseth described the report as a “totally fake story,” a Defense Department spokesperson made no effort to deny the accuracy of the report, instead describing the modification as a “routine” upgrade. A Pentagon spokesperson also said the new space will be available to others, not just the secretary. (The CBS report has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News.)

The story stood out for me, not just because of the degree to which it defies Hegseth’s rhetoric about a “warrior ethos,” but also because of what we’re learning about his role on Donald Trump’s team. Indeed, the president chose a television personality to lead the Pentagon, so it stands to reason that he’d want a new makeup studio.

By all appearances, his job isn’t to serve an administrative role, overseeing one of the planet’s largest and most complex bureaucracies; his job is to effectively play the role of defense secretary on TV, saying words like “tough” and “strength” on Fox News as Trump nods along while watching.

Hegseth is less of a cabinet secretary and more of a camera-ready performer. He’s able to keep his job — at least for now — not through competent governance, but rather by responding to the CBS News report by publishing a tweet that read in part, “We should have installed tampon machines in every men’s bathroom at DoD instead — the leftist ‘news’ media would have loved that.”

.....As the week began, the political world was warned that damaging new allegations about Hegseth were on the way. Those warnings were correct.

[rurallib]

13. He had a special 'rage rouge' blended just for this outburst

one must BE the part

[newdeal2]

15. He really does not have the temperament for this job

Also very unqualified, but it’s scary that the military is under this guy who has temper tantrums over any criticism.

[Jacson6]

16. This is tabloid newspaper stuff.

Many men in the 21st Century wear make up. We need to stay focused on his actions & policy. IMHO.

[spanone]

17. He's an idiot.

[sheshe2]

27. And a drama queen.

[ImNotGod]

18. Nobody is talking about the order for kneepads he issued for when he & tRump meet with putin, nt

[BoRaGard]

19. Cover up

[cbabe]

20. All the magat men wearing makeup...

t to Vance to heggie to santos to …

[Aristus]

21. They don't have tampon machines in the men's bathrooms, dickhead. But you know what they do have? Sinks!

And soap!

Wash your hands after you use the toilet, you filthy, slimy, smelly, hygiene-challenged fuckwit.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. Nothing screams "warrior culture" more than a make up studio

[sheshe2]

29. O.M.G.

[Johonny]

23. Drama queen

[kwolf68]

24. "The leftist media"

What is that? Someone send me a link, I'd love to see it. Closest I can come to it would be stuff like Kulinksi, Meidas, Bullwork etc, a bunch of dudes on Youtube posting videos. Is THAT the "Leftist" media controlling the world narrative? Have another drink, Pete.

[Maeve]

28. No, pad machines would be better. Not eveyone uses tams

You know...pads like the one tsf wore on his ear for a couple of days?

[Skittles]

30. doesn't he have more important things to whine about?

[Irish_Dem]

32. He is so fragile.

He is very easy to bait.