Hegseth announces testosterone screening for troops aged 30 and over
The White House placed a teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after he allegedly made $100,000 on the prediction market Kalshi by betting on words and topics that would appear in President Donald Trump’s speeches, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, according to a report by The Guardian. Leavitt said the operator is currently on unpaid administrative leave and that “there are very strict ethical guidelines here at the White House.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a video on social media under the title “The High-T Department of War,” in which he announced mandatory testosterone screening for U.S. military personnel aged 30 and older. The video was apparently dedicated to “ensuring YOU [finger jab] have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best,” according to the column.
Fox News host Jesse Watters responded to the testosterone announcement, saying of the troops: “The guys that DON’T need it are going to take it. Triple boost! And then they’re going to get out there, and, women on base – you guys better be careful!” He added that “women in Asia” should also be careful, characterizing the servicemembers as “WILD ANIMALS.”
Vice President JD Vance appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and discussed former President Joe Biden’s public appearances, saying Biden was “eating ice-cream in the most ridiculous, suggestive way imaginable.” Vance also said he would not eat a corn dog in public, telling Rogan, “I try, I try to eat my corn dogs … That’s – that’s between me and my kitchen.” Rogan said he thought it was “sad people are so afraid of anything that looks like a dick.”
During the same appearance, Vance said there are “some within the Israeli administration who are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely.” The Guardian reported that many military analysts believe the current U.S. strategy in the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to succeed.