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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars, according to two of the sources, at a time when the administration is searching for cost-cutting measures.

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[–] ovalofsand@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

God fucking damnit I really thought this was an Onion article.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Yeah. Our new reality. I hate it.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We don’t want pentagon officials to be handsome for television.

We want them to be competent.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Kind of surprised it wasn't JD to be honest

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He had a furniture showroom installed.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Imagine the right wing uproar if a Biden had a brothel put in the Whitehouse

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

He doesn't leave the house without his waterproof makeup.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

JD probably has one at the White House. Or do you think he's putting on his eyeliner by himself?

Or maybe not, don't think Trump would share his makeup room.

For people that keep pushing against drag queens that much, they sure like their make up. Bunch of hypocrites.

JD probably has one at ~~the White House~~ Number One Observatory Circle

No way he waits until he gets to work to apply his guyliner

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He probably thinks this comment is about him.

Dammit, beat me to it 😄

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

Jesus fucking christ. These are the competent geniuses that railed against wearing masks in the middle of a global pandemic. Now they're supposedly running the defense department.

Good job republiQans, you fucking twits.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh, it's Not the Onion.

How do I crosspost

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Onion chose literally the most inopportune time to revive itself, their poor writers have been working constant overtime to stay ahead of reality lol. Trump already outdid his first 4 year term in only a couple of months.

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago

They never went away. Half the shit they posted during term one, ended up coming true a few months later. Like the injecting bleach story.

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Manly men dont wear makeup. That’s such weak sauce. Just sayin

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago

No amount of foundation can cover up his slurred speech and stumbling gate.

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What’s the bet they would be offended by a man wearing nail polish.

[–] Bender12@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

So much manly warfighting.

[–] benignintervention@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whiskey is the key to a natural glow

A deep swig of Jackie Ds to soften those features

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Well he has to pick up the slack now that Canada is not buying USA liquor.

[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 4 points 23 hours ago

Hopefully they will get someone who can line out old drunkys sideburns.

[–] einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

made that point 1h ago in c/ncd and now stumble over this here lmao

[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He can tattoo the makeup like Vance

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Can't tell if true or not...

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Maybe DOGE can cut make up rooms?

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry but proper makeup and grooming being a symbol of effective warfighting hasn't been a thing since Thermopylae.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

He’s so merit! We need more. They’re for us. Herp derp

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What a removed.

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The makeup necessary for his upcoming white house (oval office) drag performance where he drains a half gallon of scotch, emails putin the back door to the F-35, and fucks a couple of ten year olds on the situation table... all the while taking selfies of him and his 'buds'.