{"id":2395196,"date":"2025-01-25T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T01:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hegseth-cracks-hilarious-army-marine-joke-shares-kids-overtime-joke-about-last-minute-confirmation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T20:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T01:05:54","slug":"watch-hegseth-cracks-hilarious-army-marine-joke-shares-kids-overtime-joke-about-last-minute-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hegseth-cracks-hilarious-army-marine-joke-shares-kids-overtime-joke-about-last-minute-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Hegseth Cracks Hilarious Army-Marine Joke, Shares Kids&#8217; &#8216;Overtime&#8217; Joke About Last-Minute Confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-hegseth-cracks-hilarious-army-marine-joke-shares-kids-overtime-joke-about-last-minute-confirmation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Defense Secretary \u200dPete Hegseth began\u200d his \u2063term at teh Pentagon with a speech\u200b that \u2062included both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seinfeld-blames-extreme-left-and-pc-crap-for-nothing-funny-on-tv-at-night\/\" title=\"Seinfeld attributes lack of humor on TV to &#039;extreme Left and PC influence.\">light-hearted humor<\/a>\u200b and serious\u200b warnings to potential adversaries. \u200cAfter being\u2063 sworn in with a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-dems-will-pass-covid-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Schumer: Dems will pass COVID relief bill with or without GOP\">tie-breaking vote<\/a> from Vice President J.D. Vance, Hegseth joked about thier military backgrounds, eliciting \u200claughs from the \u200caudience. His remarks highlighted\u200d the support he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">received amid significant \u2063criticism<\/a> during his nomination process, including allegations of past misconduct.Hegseth expressed gratitude to his Senate supporters and \u200demphasized his duty to the military personnel\u200c under his command,\u2062 promising to prioritize\u200b their experience in\u200b decision-making.He affirmed a ideology\u2062 focused \u2063on \u200brestoring military strength and deterrence, while \u2062cautioning that, although the U.S. \u2064does not seek conflict,\u2063 it\u2062 is\u200b indeed prepared to respond decisively if necessary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched his term as the leader of the Pentagon early on Saturday with a combination of humility and humor &mdash; and a warning to potential foes that was deadly serious.<\/p>\n<p>After taking the oath of office thanks to a tie-breaking vote in the Senate cast by Vice President J.D. Vance, Hegseth cracked up the crowd with an allusion to both men&rsquo;s military service.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/daniel-penny-accepts-invitation-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine Corps veteran<\/a>. Hegseth is a former officer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-meaning-pete-hegseths-tattoos-revealed-no-wonder-woke-people-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Army National Guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not the first time the headline reads &lsquo;Junior Enlisted Marine Bails Out Junior Army Officer,&rsquo;&rdquo; Hegseth joked, drawing a laugh from the audience and a visible chuckle from Vance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth?\">@PeteHegseth<\/a>&lsquo;s full remarks upon swearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d4ukr5u8qK\">pic.twitter.com\/d4ukr5u8qK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1883177739626438988?\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At another point, he joked again, this time noting that his children had been present for the vote &mdash; and the drama that surrounded it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Markwayne Mullin was nice enough to take my kids up to the gallery to watch the actual&nbsp;moment the&nbsp;vice president sealed the deal,&rdquo; Vance said, referring to the Oklahoma Republican.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they came running in and said, &lsquo;Dad&rsquo; &mdash; instead of being sad about it being 51-50 &mdash; they said, &lsquo;Dad, you won in overtime.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Considering the route Hegseth has taken to the defense secretary&rsquo;s job, humor and humility are likely to come in handy.<\/p>\n<p>From the time his nomination was announced, he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pete-hegseth-repeatedly-interrupted-protesters-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-profile target<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hearing-room-erupts-laughter-pete-hegseth-turns-elizabeth-warrens-gotcha-question-around\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Democrats<\/a> and the establishment media.<\/p>\n<p>Unidentified sources claimed that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numerous-former-colleagues-pete-hegseth-rush-set-record-straight-nbcs-cowardly-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drank on the job<\/a> with Fox. He was accused of sexual improprieties &mdash; beyond his marital infidelity, which was well-documented.<\/p>\n<p>(Hegseth is on his third marriage and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/answer-lord-savior-pete-hegseth-lights-media-shows-exactly-trump-chose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged drinking heavily<\/a> in the past.)<\/p>\n<p>In a late-surfacing attack, reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/senators-received-affidavit-containing-new-allegations-pete-hegseth-de-rcna188342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>, the former wife of Hegseth&rsquo;s brother delivered a sworn affidavit accusing Hegseth of being physically and sexually abusive toward his former wife, Samantha Hegseth.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-shows-reporters-patriotic-surprise-hidden-inside-suit-coat-meets-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth persisted<\/a> &mdash; with the support of now-President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside, in his address after being sworn in, he thanked his supporters in the Senate and his staffers, as well as his supporters beyond D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were so many folks on the inside, and allies on the outside, who stood by us every single moment, and we&rsquo;re eternally grateful for that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>And he especially thanked the men and women in the military that will be under his command.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Other people don&rsquo;t know what they did in dark and dangerous places, but I know,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And at the Pentagon, we&rsquo;re going to remember, and we&rsquo;re going to know. And we&rsquo;re going to think about those warriors with every single decision that we make.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He repeated the philosophy he&rsquo;s bringing to the office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Rebuild our military, and reestablish deterrence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And he had some words potential enemies should pay attention to.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to fight wars, he said, &ldquo;but if we need to fight them, we&rsquo;re going to bring overwhelming and decisive force to close with and destroy the enemy and bring our boys home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following his swearing-in, which was secured by a tie-breaking vote from Vice President J.D. Vance, Hegseth entertained the audience with jokes referencing their military backgrounds. He noted that it wasn&#8217;t unusual for a &#8220;Junior Enlisted Marine&#8221; to assist a &#8220;Junior Army Officer,&#8221; eliciting laughter from those present, including Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also shared a light-hearted moment involving his children during the voting process, highlighting their excitement over what they perceived as an &#8220;overtime win.&#8221; Despite facing significant scrutiny and allegations throughout his nomination\u2014ranging from drinking on the job to accusations of past abusive behavior\u2014Hegseth remained resolute with support from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In his inaugural address, he expressed gratitude towards Senate supporters and military personnel under his command. He emphasized remembering the sacrifices made by service members in challenging situations while outlining his commitment to restoring military strength and deterrence. Hegseth concluded with a stern message for potential enemies: while he prefers peace, if conflict arises, he will respond decisively to protect American troops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2395197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4367,45173,23272,49212,7801],"class_list":["post-2395196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-army","tag-hegseth","tag-humor","tag-kids-jokes","tag-marine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395200,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395196\/revisions\/2395200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}