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Miles Archer

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Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:50 AM Tuesday

Markwayne Mullin offers valuable insight into "President Hegseth--or I say President Hegseth--Secretary Hegseth" [View all]

Mullin, 48, is seemingly all for it—so much so that he accidentally referred to the defense secretary as “President Hegseth” as he talked up Army National Guard veteran’s war-fighting credentials.

“War is ugly, it smells bad, and if anybody’s ever been there and, been able to smell the war that’s happened around you and taste it and fill it in your nostrils and hear it, it’s something that you’ll never forget, and it’s ugly,” he said.

It is not something the senator from Oklahoma will be familiar with, however, having never served, though he did win three professional mixed martial arts fights from 2006 to 2007.

“And fortunately, you have President Hegseth—or I say President Hegseth—Secretary Hegseth, that has got a great relationship with President Trump, and President Hegseth’s been there. He’s done that.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-sen-markwayne-mullin-48-gets-presidents-name-wrong-twice/

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