Politicians need to be careful about hot mic moments—these are times when someone is unknowingly recorded speaking frankly or saying something inappropriate because they did not realize the microphone was on.
It is par for the course for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to utter inappropriate comments glorifying violence and advocating Christian fascism in his press conferences, so I am not sure he worries about being caught in a hot mic moment.
As Hegseth was standing at a podium ready to brief reporters on the Iran war, a distinct sound of what could only be a fart was heard. He quickly looked up to see if anyone noticed the embarrassing sound.
The notorious alcoholic has been accused of drinking alcohol at the podium before, but this is the first time he has been recorded farting at the podium.
After drinking alcohol, a person may experience an excessive amount of belching, abdominal bloating, and flatulence; I expect flatulence to become a common occurrence at Hegseth’s speeches and press conferences.
Hegseth has a penchant for leaking classified information, it should not come as a surprise that he has leaks of the gastrointestinal tract.
As much as Hegseth drinks, I am surprised his fart sounded like a pistol firing and not staccato machine gun fire.
Whenever I hear vitriolic rhetoric emanate from the drunk’s mouth I feel like vomiting, but I am lucky that I have not been exposed to the foul stench that originates from his rear end.
