Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have inadvertently exposed one of MAGA's biggest secrets with his new masculinity initiative, according to one political analyst.
Last week, Hegseth announced that all military troops 30 years and older would undergo annual testosterone screening and that those with testosterone levels that are deemed too low would receive hormone therapy. Hegseth claimed in an announcement that the initiative was aimed at "restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity, and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight."
Jennifer Welch, co-host of the popular political podcast "I've Had It," said on a new episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" that Hegseth's focus on testosterone levels revealed a level of insecurity that seems at odds with Hegseth's machismo.
"The Band-Aid just keeps getting ripped off, and they're revealing more about themselves as they feel more emboldened in their fascist regime," Welch said.
One of MAGA's secrets that Hegseth inadvertently revealed is how often movement fans think about men.
"I think when the history books are written about all of this and all the tell all memoirs, after you know who kicks the bucket, it's going to be revealed that all of these broken men have caused a ripple effect by their uniting and trying to keep their secrets covered up when I think we know a lot of them are in the closet, a lot of them are probably bisexual," Welch said.
