Trump's Embarrassment
Granted, Donald Trump has a lot to be embarrassed by
Some people are so oblivious with no self-awareness that they don't even notice when they are an embarrassment to themselves. Secretary of War (Defense), Pete Hegseth, is one of those people. So is Donald Trump, who's too oblivious to realize that Pete Hegseth is an embarrassment.
From being too stupid to realize he invited a member of the press into a classified group chat to fat-shaming generals to his macho bravado, Pete Hegseth is an ass clown. This former Fox pundit is a clown with the head of an ass. If I needed a partner to play Battleship with, the last person I would choose would be Pete Hegseth, never mind selecting him as a Secretary of Defense, oops, War.
Unfortunately, Whiskey Pete is just one of many unqualified ass clowns serving in an administration under the least qualified president in the history of the United States. Take Kristy Noem, for example, who was just relieved as Secretary of Homeland Security, coincidentally, after two days of embarrassing congressional testimony. Congratulations, Kristi, on the distinction of being fired by Donald Trump when he has no limitations on vile and horrible people. Even that embarrassing ass-head who flew to Italy to party with the Olympic team, Kash Patel, hasn't been fired yet. What is Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas anyway?
And the same idiots who accuse their critics of having an imaginary medical condition called Trump arrangement syndrome project by displaying that they believe everything is about Donald Trump. Pete Hegseth believes coverage of war dead is made only to embarrass Donald Trump.
About Iranian missiles and drones that killed American service members in the Iran War (and yes, it’s a war), Kegsbreath said, “Every once in a while, you might have a squirter that makes its way through.” Isn't that a lovely way to describe something that kills members of our military while they are following Donald Trump's orders? No mother wants to be told that her child was killed by a “squirter.”
During a briefing on Wednesday, Peckerhead Pete got upset when he was asked about American casualties and said, “When a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it’s front-page news,’ Hegseth said. ‘I get it — the press only wants to make the president look bad, but try for once to report the reality.”
Except the press did report the reality, and that reality is that six American service members have died in Donald Trump's war with Iran. These deaths were covered by the media because it is their job to do so, and despite what the Secretary of War believes, it's not to undermine Donald Trump.
Soon after, during a White House press briefing, a reporter asked White House spokesgoon Karoline Leavitt, “Is it the position of this administration that the press should not prominently cover the deaths of U.S. service members?” Surprisingly, she sided with Hegseth.
Leavitt replied that the Trump regime expects journalists to “report on the success” of the mission. Leavitt added that she believes it’s “a fact” that the nation’s free press “does only want to make the president look bad.”
Except it is not the press’s job to report on the “success” or failure of the mission, but to report the facts, even if facts, as they usually do, undermine MAGA talking points. Despite what you might see on Fox News, real journalists don't work for Donald Trump. Real journalists are not sycophants and cultists.
This is a regime that believes facts are what Trump has termed “fake news.” This is a regime that would rather tell lies than honor American service members. This is a president who has described those service members as “suckers and losers.” The media has done a far better job of respecting members of our military than our president has.
In fact, the number one embarrassment in the Trump regime is Donald Trump, who is almost as embarrassing as the people who defend him without question.
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Well put, as always, Clay.
Firing the head of DHS, at the start of a war (if we're calling it that yet) doesn't fill one with confidence. Of course, it's no surprise that Noem's replacement is none other than Markwayne Mullin. When he's not starting brawls or shouting "Antifa," he's also known for being an election denier and for being anti-abortion, even if the mother's health is at risk. Good to know.
Most recently, Mullin tried to pry Al Green's sign ("Black People Aren't Apes") out of his hands at the SOTU address.
Seems like a perfect fit.
What could possibly go wrong?!
Damn...just watched the 'military update' and I am upset with how positive these military folks are about blowing Iran away. Great toon and blog. Damn.