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emptywheel.net > 08/31/2026 > three-days-after-learning-he-had-lost-the-empire-whiskey-pete-hegseth-campaigned-to-be-president

Three Days after Learning He Had Lost the Empire, Whiskey Pete Hegseth Campaigned To Be President

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1747+ words) by emptywheel | Aug 31, 2026 | 2028 Presidential election, Iran, War | 6 comments The story is important by itself. But it’s even crazier when you see what Whiskey Pete did in the wake of that dire warning. He did do two things — a trip to…...