“Oops, All Dictators”: Pete Hegseth Accidentally Adds Vladimir Putin to Signal Group Chat
In what experts are calling “the worst case of pocket-diplomacy since Rudy Giuliani tried texting Ukraine,” Fox News personality Pete Hegseth reportedly added Russian President Vladimir Putin to a private Signal group chat titled “Liberty Bros & Tactical Beard Tips.”
The group, originally formed to discuss weekend AR-15 maintenance, shirtless grilling, and “Deep State vibes,” was allegedly shocked when a new member joined under the username “TsarDaddy_Official.” The mood quickly shifted from banter about beard oil to geopolitical panic when Putin posted a shirtless bear-riding selfie captioned, “U guys seem fun. What’s up?”
“Bro I thought it was Peter Navarro,” Hegseth explained in a now-deleted Instagram Live, “I just clicked the wrong ‘P’ in my contacts while doing kettlebell swings.”
Putin reportedly stayed in the chat for over three hours, during which he contributed to debates over which founding father could beat up Klaus Schwab and whether soy is a communist plot. Sources say he also shared memes of NATO being eaten by a giant Russian eagle and ended each message with “😂😂😂.”
The situation reached a climax when Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to moderate a debate between Putin and Ted Nugent over whether Georgia (the country or the state—unclear) should be annexed. The chat was disbanded shortly after Putin posted a poll: “Should Alaska return to motherland? Yes/Absolutely.”
Hegseth has since claimed the incident was “a psyop by Soros-funded AI” and assured followers, “At no point did I knowingly share a brisket recipe with a known autocrat.”
Meanwhile, Putin has created his own spinoff group chat: “Strongmen & Sad Dads Anonymous.”
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