In the montage that The Recount shared on Twitter Tuesday, Pete Hegseth shows off his jacket lined with an American flag during a dig at “fawning reporters” and “kale-eating celebrities.” America is “simply the awesomest” and “if you don’t love it, you can always leave it,” the Fox News personality declares.
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Laura Ingraham, meanwhile, tries to mock infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci with a line about masks.
And prime time star Tucker Carlson asks: “How many other countries have like dog movies where everyone cries?” That prompts an attendee to shout: “We love our dogs, we don’t eat them.”
The 59-second clip ends with the audience chanting the anti-President Joe Biden phrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”
“It’s a miracle The Onion is still in business when this is real life,” commented one critic. Others thought it was a skit from “Saturday Night Live.” One declared it “beyond cringe.”