Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.

Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee repeatedly got into heated exchanges with Hegseth, with some of the toughest lines of questioning coming from military veterans as many demanded yes or no answers and he tried to avoid direct responses about his actions as Pentagon chief.

In one back-and-forth, Hegseth did provide an eyebrow-raising answer. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., asked whether the Pentagon has developed plans to take Greenland or Panama by force if necessary.

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    If you look close at his bottom lip there’s a matching red mark. It almost looks like he was in a fight and took a shot to the mouth.

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      Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. To me it looks like stuff sticking out of his lip I’ve seen it before. A manager at a previously loved company used to have one. More like this: