'Too fat to be Commander in Chief?' Hegseth speech backfires as Trump becomes punchline

Lawmakers and influencers are taking Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to heart after he railed against "fat" generals and admirals in the military.

“It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon, and leading commands around the country and the world. It's a bad look," said Hegseth in his speech on Tuesday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) quickly pointed out the physical plumpness of the top military leader.

"I guess the Commander in Chief needs to go!" he wrote on X. Newsom included a photo of Trump from his volunteer shift at McDonald's from the 2024 election season.

"Psst: Whiskey @PeteHegseth thinks that Trump is too fat to be Commander in Chief. Pass it on," needled national security expert Marcy Wheeler.

She then wondered, "What would happen if a credentialed DOD reporter asked @SeanParnellUSA if it was permissible to report that @SecWar thinks Donald Trump is too fat to be Commander in Chief?" speaking about the DOD spokesperson.

She also couldn't help but notice that several Republicanlawmakers and commentators shared Hegseth's view.

"It's a bad look...except for our Commander in Chief and my personal hero, Donald Trump, who wears his fat beautifully. I gaze in awe at his corpulent majesty," former active duty Marine Sergeant Harrison Lansing wrote, making up a fake quote from Hegseth.

"Yeah, Obama could bop down stairs because he was in his late 40s as president not a fat geriatric 80 year old. It’s hilarious to me that he’s so old that he’s amazed at when much younger presidents had the ability to do things Trump could only do in his dreams. But do go on Hegseth about fat generals …" constitutional conservative Camille MacKenzie wrote on X.

"When Hegseth went on his ‘fat troops & fat generals’ rant did he think about the BF% of an average Trump rally? Or has he ever seen the dude he was opening for? Donnie Meatloaf wears a ‘fn’ girdle," asked stand-up comedian Noel Casler.

Longtime radio host ‪David Waldman‬ also had his own fake Hegseth quote to summarize the speech: “You’re all too fat! And now, ladies and gentlemen, President Donald J. Trump.”