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 Schutzstaffel — the paramilitary group also known as the “SS.”

You can see the misspelled placard in the bottom right corner of this photo with Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, 2025.

And here’s a close-up.

Pete Hegseth's........

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