Hegseth arrived in France for official D-Day commemoration events, bringing along his wife and six children on what appe

[riversedge]

I only did a quick search but found nothing about who is paying for this family trip.




Molly Ploofkins
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Pete Hegseth arrived in France for official D-Day commemoration events, bringing along his wife and six children on what appears to be a taxpayer-funded family trip.

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[riversedge]

1. 'Even if he covers the travel costs, the wartime security for an entourage this size is a huge expense to taxpayers'

Even if he covers the travel costs, the wartime security for an entourage this size is a huge expense to taxpayers.

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[Srkdqltr]

2. If it wasn't Hegseth i would not have a problem with the wife and children going to this.

I think children should learn history. I think exposing children and other children seeing them there would make it a teaching moment.
But Hegseth. 7

[IcyPeas]

9. I kinda had the same thought.

It's D-Day.

There's bigger things to be outraged by.

[purr-rat beauty]

3. Be awesome if...

...the ICC arrested him in front of his welfare queen family for war crimes including the murder of children in Iran.

[jls4561]

4. Normandy is lovely. I hope someone points out the US fought against everything he and his hair fuhrer stand for.

[a kennedy]

5. AH, WE ARE, DAMN IT!!!!!

🤬 🤬 🤬

[GenThePerservering]

6. He's hanging on for dear life to his wife's hand

Not only does she have to mind six kids, but she has to babysit him.

[haele]

12. You know they have a Nanny or three.

They both had good jobs at Faux New York when they were "working" there, so an au par, "assistant", or nanny would be an expected and invisible bit of household luggage for them to haul around with them on travel if they were also bringing kids.

[GenThePerservering]

13. I should never try to make jokes here nt

[haele]

14. Sorry for stepping on the joke, I was just being sarcastic.

Still, I find it a bit grimly funny that "The Media" doesn't mention the additional amount of taxpayer funded staff and security that also accompanies a personally group accompanying someone on an official business.
I can't bring my family on official business unless I pay for everything separately and take leave to spend time with them.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. Aww...a "quiver full" of future warriors and submissive wives of warriors...

[PCIntern]

8. So she slept with him six times??!!

Yuck.

[kimbutgar]

10. Some of those kids are from his previous two marriages

[PCIntern]

11. Ah.

You can’t unsee this once imagined: him barking orders at her