Pete Hegseth Says He Could 'Feel' The Communism During Panama Canal Trip

[Eugene]

Source: The Daily Beast

YOU WHAT, MATE?

Pete Hegseth Says He Could ‘Feel’ The Communism During Panama Canal Trip

The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is gonna take it back.”

Will Neal
Reporter

Updated Apr. 14 2025 3:51AM EDT
Published Apr. 13 2025 6:50PM EDT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned there’s so much communism in the air at the Panama Canal you can “feel it.”

“I want to thank President Molina, a pro-Trump, pro-America president of Panama who’s sticking his neck out against communists, whose influence was real there,” he told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday after returning from a recent trip to the small Central American nation.

“Maria, you could see it; you could feel it,” he added.

Since assuming office this year, President Donald Trump has consistently (and falsely) claimed that the Chinese government currently operates the Panama Canal, and that with roughly 40% of all U.S. container shipping passing through the waterway, bringing the passage under control remains vital to U.S. economic interests.

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[kimbutgar]

1. I am so disgusted and embarrassed he is the secretary of Defense

My first thought was WTF! An idiot in charge of the largest military in the world. UGH !

[Skittles]

2. pretty sure the only thing Pete feels is an alcoholic haze

fuck that fascist Trump humping POS

[Klarkashton]

3. Fucking dildo.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Feel this. Scumbag.

I've been all around the world. I never met a communist. They only exist in States that claim they are. In reality. everyone hustles to make a buck.

[dflprincess]

5. I'm pretty sure he was feeling the DTs. nt

[Norrrm]

6. Pete, does the alcohol enhance your 'feel' capabilities?

Pete, does the alcohol enhance your 'feel' capabilities?

[Woodycall]

7. And they could "smell" the whiskey on him...

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. What. A. Complete. Idiot.

Of course, we've known that all along, but I had been hoping against hope that he might just drink his way through the term without becoming a great danger. I don't see him enough to get a sense of his consumption, but I do see him sidling up to danger.