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Zorro

(19,031 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 08:23 PM 9 hrs ago

Hegseth invites 1,776 strippers to Pentagon for America 250 celebration

Secretary says event will honor the nation’s founding while “boosting morale, lethality, and tips”

THE PENTAGON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week that the Pentagon will celebrate America’s 250th birthday by inviting 1,776 strippers to perform throughout the building as part of what officials described as “the largest morale event in Department of Defense history.”

Department spokesman Col. Chester Dorn said Hegseth envisions “exotic and patriotic” entertainment across the Pentagon, including entrances, offices, conference rooms, cafeterias, the library, and — weather permitting — the parking lots.

According to Pentagon officials, Hegseth found inspiration while watching “UFC Freedom 250” at the White House.

“The secretary realized nobody appreciates patriotism expressed through sweaty public spectacles more than the Department of War,” Dorn said. “He also wanted to prove the Interior Department doesn't have a monopoly on showing skin.”

https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-strippers-pentagon/
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Hegseth invites 1,776 strippers to Pentagon for America 250 celebration (Original Post) Zorro 9 hrs ago OP
Satire? cbabe 8 hrs ago #1
We hope? Faux pas 8 hrs ago #2
It is a satire page manicdem 5 hrs ago #3
Got it electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #4

manicdem

(572 posts)
3. It is a satire page
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:08 AM
5 hrs ago

Duffleblog is the equivelant to the Onion or Bee for the military. You can tell by the name itself.

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