Inebriated or inbred?

Hey! At least his socks match….

I don't think he dresses himself.

There is no dress, costume, outfit or wardrobe that could squeeze competence from that turd.

Did he get those shoes at a thrift store? Wtf.

Haha - After being on Fox, he probably thinks that he is only seen behind a table or desk, only from waist up! He's lucky he was wearing something over his boxer shorts.

Dressing as he does is a post-grad requirement of Clown Skool. He is a member emeritus.

At least his socks match.

Pathetic...smh

Our former Prime Minister wore interesting socks his entire career.

I don't get it. Let's focus on real shit instead of being the mean-girl who attacks on superficial crap. The reds do that, we're better than that

Awww...cute. He was trying to match his desk.

Those socks would go well with a boy’s pajamas.

I wonder what the messages within the minutia of the photograph

I wish this was the worst of his character flaws.

Or that’s what he slept in?

I mean... he was hitting the vodka stashed in his sock drawer

Hegseth’s socks are the least of my worries.

It's a onesie.

Yeah! Those shoes!!!

And when whe bought those shoes.

Hey, the shoes match!

Yeah. Fuck the flag code.

If only this was the worst of his stupidity.

Clown patterns, and his clothing always too tight imo.

Another clown in this admin’s circus.

I don’t get it?

wow he truly has no gay friends

This and his pocket square are so cringe-worthy….flag code? He’s never heard of it.

How tacky are those socks with the loafers? It just looks sad.

Please. For the love of god. Stop slagging them over what they wear. There are legitimate things to criticise them over. "Failure to really slay at work" is not one of them. You're distracting from the actual problems.

At least their German 1930 predecessors tried to dress in style.

No! Fashion is key!

Also MAGA narcissists so hung up on appearances & cosplaying perfection & status - fun to troll their hypocritical asses 😜

True. I think it's perfectly acceptable to go shallow during the tough times. Whatever gets you through the day.

When what they wear is a direct violation of the flag code and they represent the military, it is an issue. My grandpa would've tuned his ass up for rubbing his gross feet on the flag and trampling it all day.

Interesting that your grandpa would focus on the legislatively suggested upholding of symbols of nationality over constitutional right to expression. Americans really need to decide if you think that rights should exist for everyone or only the people you agree with and stick to that.

When you represent the military you are obligated to follow their code of conduct. That's no longer personal expression. He would've also supported people's right to burn flags in protest, even if he didn't like it.

Can you cite a constitution-overruling law to support that, especially as you are tacitly suggesting violence as an appropriate remediation of expression you don’t like. Which is my /actual/ problem with your position.

I should point out. I am not defending the individual in the photograph. He is a representative of a body that seeks to undermine world security and erode democracy everywhere. His policies are repugnant and they should be derided at every opportunity. Stop attacking his clothing. It's peurile.

First, you're right to check violence, it threatens the credibility of the movement. I see why you don't want to focus on apparel, makes sense, but I really don't care about fashion. Violation of the flag code shows his hypocrisy, and how any values he claims are only for show.

Raised conservative (still recovering,) and flag code was an important part of patriotism. I see them break what they claimed their values were, and people should call them on it. It shows how hollow those values are to these people.

It distracts from the actual problems. We all know they're hypocrites. Calling out these trivial ones that don't actually matter doesn't actually matter

Everything should be called out!!! There's no list of tolerable instances of egregious behavior!

It's funny to give them a taste of their own medicine. They do it to everyone else.

No. It's not. It legitimises that tactic. "You can insult people who don't conform to your views, as long as you don't like the other people". That's literally all you're saying. Stop justifying this kind of behaviour.

Also. Doing so acts as a smoke screen for the much more serious behaviours that actually warrant public ridicule and scrutiny. Stop.

No it really doesn't since most of us laughing also talk about serious shit daily. You go be miserable while the right laughs at your tears.

Go fuck yourself, seriously. The last thing the left needs at this moment is outdated Centrist hand wringing over tone and word choice. This is war.

Nah, we’re better than that.

Oh whatever. You put on your sackcloth and ashes, switching it occasionally for a hair shirt, suffering and mourning constantly over the dreadful shit and never laughing or having fun. Give the bigots what they want, constant liberal misery *eye roll*

Omigod! 🤣 you go, angry man.

We should be better than they are.

2016 called they want their outdated Centrist bullshit back.

This isn't centrism, you absolute pinecone. It's a criticism of the "attacking the person and in so doing smokescreening the problem" thing that pretend leftists have going on. Centrism would be "we can meet them in the middle" not a criticism of your shitty behaviour.

Well said Wing.

I'm surprised the socks and shoes match.

He thinks he looks good. All of his taste is in his mouth.

I'm sorry, I don't get this. This is at the level of criticizing Volodymyr for not wearing a suit. Is that really the best comment on an alcoholic newscaster who leaks military secrets while cosplaying secretary of defense?

That's where I'm at with this too, there are so many actually impactful things to criticize him about and this is not one of them

I think the way the Trump administration talked to Zelensky was totally fucked up and that it's fine to show them what hypocrites they are.

You don't get it? Obviously it is mocking Republicans for confronting Zelensky to his face for wearing a tracksuit. Are you even serious? There are much worse things for you to be upset about than a funny pic of Hegseths socks.

'Tired and emotional', George, 'tired and emotional'.

This gives cousin Eddie's white shoes vibes.

Plastic patriotism embodied.

they may not even be his loafers

That is the problem, there is no dignity in the Republican Regime.

Someone is dressing him funny

Are those even his shoes?

At least he’s dressed.

I just impressed that his right sock matches his left... same for shoes. Unfortunately they do not coordinate with each other OR the suit he's wearing.

Even if loafers were appropriate for a man in his position, those loafers look a somewhat scuffed for someone in charge of the military.

I thought it was because of the socks.

The choo choo trains. . .

I thought it was blue suit brown shoes 🤣

It’s all of the above

To quote the great late Doctor Lecter: "You know what you look like to me, with your good bag and your cheap shoes? You look like a rube. A well scrubbed, hustling rube with a little taste."

I do not care what shoes and socks he wears. Why do you?

Were the socks inebriated when they picked that POS to fill them this morning?

well, the shoes match the desk, to be fair.

Idk nothing will ever be as bad as the President constantly painting his face orange.

At least the shoes were on the right foot.

Desk clean as if no actual work is done on it. Shoes shitty because he spent all his money on that obnoxiously blue suit to make Dear Leader happy.

Pretty small feet. Just wondering if his hands are tiny too. Also, it looks like there’s dirt or something in the crease of those worn out shoes. Yuk.

I don't think he's ever been sober.

I do believe the OP has a typo. Surely it meant 'here is the undignified US Defence Secretary'?

In fairness 🤣

Everything had a giraffe...what's wrong???

It’s also against the flag code.

At least those shoes( bedroom slippers?) appear to be on the right foot…so that’s something

At least he didn't tuck his shirt inside his underwear.

I wear better shoes for gardening.

As a native Ca, and a woman who lives in Sandler, it took me a minute😂😂😂

Aw, cut the guy a little slack. I have worse taste in socks & shoes!

I'm just impressed the socks match

Well, he IS a joke.

But does he put Dijon on a hotdog? The HORROR!

Gotta be high to walk out like that.

Don’t get it twisted! He was not high! He was drunk! 😆

maybe a vape pen hit after the 3rd, however.

At least he managed pants first, socks and shoes next, not a mean feat for a man with his mental capacity.

Brown shoes don't make it.

All the best people

Probably?

Pee-wee Herman presented a more dignified appearance.

And when he got undressed the night before. And while he took a shower. And on the commute to work. And...

Is he not being paid enough to buy new shoes either? Or are those the only ones he could find after last nights bender?

What is that design on his socks?

What, silly socks? Am I missing something? Because I feel like surely this person has done more irregular and alarming things than wear eccentric socks...

I prefer to stick to objections to their actions and policies and not stooping to their level of making fun of people for looks, etc.

Breakfast ?

Is this suit from when we used to be great? I think I've only ever seen this material and cut in black and white photos.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This guy is a joke. But, he’s a joke because of his lack of integrity, knowledge, and compassion. Let’s not stoop to their level and make a big deal of minutiae. This is a dumb post.

What a joke hegseth is.

Probs also while posing for the pic.

Are we talking about the ugly shoes, the socks (which I'm frankly relieved is a matching pair) the the pants that escaped from the 1950s? Or all three?

The guy is undignified from his DNA on out.

My grandmother had shoes/socks like that

Should normalize punk ware in gov office. But that might turn into the wrong type of skin heads real quick at the moment…

I honestly don’t care what socks he’s wearing. I am much more concerned that he’s running our national defense.

Tragic

Frank was correct and Pete is living the vibe: Brown shoes don't make it Quit school, why fake it? Brown shoes don't make it … (Consult the full lyrics for context on the vibe.)

Clown socks.

The other day he was wearing a camouflage tie. Did he pick that up at Walmart?

OK...where's the flask, Petey?

CLASSLESS PUTZ!!!!!!!!!

Im sorry… this is dumb. The man put state secrets in a chat. Fuck his outfit. That is not the problem.

Because it’s a dress up party for this entire group. They want to look the part but not do any of the job.

I believe the kids call it cringe.

He stole those shoes from someone's granny. The socks might have a legit reason - if you have color-blindness, having ugly socks w/stuff on them helps you to match socks.

His wife did not dress him up this time? Or maybe she was busy reading messages sent to him on Signal?

Probably???

There's no class or honor in making fun of someone's clothes. I don't care who it is. Come on, George. You're better than that.

And his shoes are trashed...

And couch-shagger moaned about President Zelenskyy not wearing a suit, all the while you have slovenly wastes of oxygen dressing like they were sat infront of the TV...

Why did he steal a clown’s costume? That’s so very mean!

“Brown shoes don’t make it” , Frank Zappa

His socks! Are those little choo choo trains?

I’m frequently high when I get dressed and I’ve never paired blue socks with a Kirkland loafer.

Can’t afford a new pair of shoes, Pete? Spent it all on the a-a-a-al-al-al-al-alcohol? Or on all the child support?

You think he actually pays his child support? 😂😂😂

These are obviously part of his personal garanimals collection, which makes him semicapable of dressing himself and still blow a 3.0 .

You just know he's wearing the matching Old Glory undies.

The whole package is hideous.

The shoes and desk are ratchet AF

This dude is a subway drunk

George, this is below you. Looks like the kind of post I'd see on twitter. You know better!

Probably lost his shoes at the bar last night…

I'm gonna keep this in mind if I choose to run for a government office and wear Vans skate shoes.

Looks like he's standing on the Stars & Stripes too... I believe stepping on (and often wearing) is frowned upon?

The first time he was able to figure out which shoe goes on which foot, and y’all make fun of him?

Hahahahaha!

Look at him go! He's going to master tying his shoes and counting to 100 next. I can just feel it.

He can probably already count backwards from 100 99 bottles of beer of on the wall…😅

Bahaha! I'm working from the office today and snorted so loud I nearly gave our receptionist a heart attack 😂😂😂

Glad I could bring you some joy and your receptionist a heart checkup 😂

Nazis in loafers

Lobe the concept👍

"This is why we put things up there" 🤭

Fugly shoes.

I don't know, I still remember when he and other cabinet members violated multiple federal laws by using unsecure Signal chats and deleted the records. But yeah, I guess we should just move on from that and talk about what's going on with his feet...nbd.

Tan suit = impeachment because black President. Tan dollar store loafer = eh, he's a white Republican so it's ok.

Stephen Miller is his fashion consultant.

I *wish* their socks were the biggest problem

With a little luck, he'll get a load on and Forrestal himself.

Hey if you were hungover and late for work after only getting two hours of sleep after a ketamine bender, you'd accidentally put on one of the prostitutes socks too.

How old are those shoes? Odd that “two fisted Pete” forgot what a presentable shine looks like.

Hegseth may wish to buy a few pairs of Skechers to wear instead 😉.

He gives off 1970s used car salesman vibes.

Is the problem with the brown loafers or the brown loafers with the blue pants?

I’m surprised they’re not covered in swastikas tbh

Credit where credit is due: The pair of socks match. Maybe they fixed that in the Pentagon makeup/costume department prior to the photo shoot.

Gahd

Even his shoes are whiskey color... Oops it is not the color of the leather... 🤮

I’m less concerned with his attire and more concerned that he still has a job.

You assume he dresses himself. Drunk or no.

...the socks and shoes perhaps...the human definitely!

,what

The US flag themed pocket scarp is cringe, as the young folks would say.

Dude runs the whole military and just look at the dismal state of those shoes!

Sticking with light tan loafers with a blue suit (not 4 me!), I'd suggest the "Allen Edmonds Verona II Italian Bit Loafer" as a high-quality replacement. Helluva deal, too, now $160 normally $425. Hand crafted, and way nicer than cole hahn or florsheim. www.allenedmonds.com/product/mens...

FFS. Hegseth is insanely unqualified by every measure and commits criminal violations of his oath of office weekly. We don't need to stretch to find objections. Criticizing him for a fashion violation? That's the silly crap Republicans do in bad faith all the time. Maybe we shouldn't.

Now that's a Warrior!!

He looks completely vacant.

Someone needs to install a breathalyzer in place of the lock on his Pentagon door so he can't get in!

Hideous!

He is a slob. If service members looked this unkempt they would be doing shit duties for weeks.

It took them a while to get an angle without a shot of booze or a bar in it

Personally, I’m OK with the socks and shoes, just not what’s in them.

Agreed, and attacking someone over their clothes is something Trump does.

And the least of his offensiveness is socks. Don't take the eye off the ball here.

I don't mind the socks, but the whole ensemble doesn't look nice.

I really don't like the human the socks decided to wear.

Good lord. If you're going to wear beat-up loafers, at least make sure they match the suit, which is also ugly. I WFH most of the time & I'm more put together than that sitting in my home office. But, to be fair, I also go to work sober.

...and... his former job only required that he look decent from the waist up. 🤷‍♀️

What the hell?

I can't see that small lol What's on the socks?

Makes me think of Johnny from Airplane! The Movie

He is just an old teenager.

It was the best the flop-house floor had to offer at the time.

undignified for any living human man who does not suffer from blindness

Barstools should replace the office chairs.

At least his socks match.

Those are *tiny* feet

I actually like the socks and think things like that should be ok in the professional world. That being said, that guy doesn't belong in the professional world for a lot of other reasons.

He's really busy w impt matters, gross looking feet aside.

The shoes are far worse than the socks....

Clown costumes usually are made to be outrageous.

😁 I love you George. And got to learn a fine english synonym for intoxicated too. Keep it up. One love.

He forgot his sandals hat home.

Not a big deal. Justin Trudeau wears multi coloured socks all the time. He was prime minister at the time.

Exactly. I loathe hegseth, but not for this. This is the least offensive thing he’s done. I loved Justin’s socks. ❤️

Is the plastic panel on the floor for when he drunk shits himself?

Call him Captain ‘Merica. He’s got the foppish and ever present and US flag pocket square to match his socks. Inside is a drunken frat bro trying to bust out. Imagine one of our Four Stars having to bow to the likes of this chowderhead.

Badly hung over with only four hours of sleep, Hegseth stumbled into his wife's socks and slipped on his yachting loafers. Speaking of his wife, she was too concerned with how he was previously dressed from the ankles up and that's the only reason Pete is presenly wearing a suit.

Can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear…🫣

Herb was better than him but the wardrobe…..

Well at least he's wearing matching socks & shoes!

His shoes are in terrible condition.

those are some ugly AF shoes

Probably threw up in one of his loafers at some point

Mass protest D.C. if at all possible. June 14. Veterans D.C. Protest June 6. Tell everyone with your platform please. 👌😏😇 50501 It starts with us. Even if you can't make it, let others know. Anyone and everyone who can are needed.

Little feet it looks like. Makes sense why he is always so angry. Ha ha

As far as conservatives who have no gay friends go, it's not the worst I've seen... unless I'm missing something?

Just confirms my perception that the whole basket of deplorables is a kindergarten. No offense to intelligent kindergarteners.

He needs more LGBTQIA in his life. That is embarrassing to look like that.

This is, honestly, the least offensive thing he’s done. I loathe him, but not for this. I’m a fan of Canada’s Justin Trudeau, who often wore socks much more colorful than this.

Those shoes are really a bad look.

The resolution isn’t high enough; is this a picture of Pete Kegstand going against the Flag Code? www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

Thank you! I couldn't believe how few people commented on the flag code violation.