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Social Media Wonders If Hegseth’s Misspelled Placard Is Intentional Nazi Nod

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03.12.2025

The Internet was buzzing about a bizarre misspelling on Pete Hegseth's placard during a White House meeting on Tuesday.

A misspelling in US defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s name placard got the internet buzzing on Tuesday as people debated whether it was more than just a typo.

During a White House Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, reporters noticed that Hegseth’s job title was written out on a placard as “SSecretary of War” — in line with President Donald Trump’srebranding of the Defence Department, but not in line with the English language.

Although it could have theoretically just been a spelling error, critics on social media cracked that the “SS” in Hegseth’s title might not have been an accident, since it shares the initials of the Nazi........

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