U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon, intended for TV appearances and press events.
The project, which initially was set to cost taxpayers $40,000 before being scaled back, included features like a director's chair, mirror, and makeup lighting. The move has drawn criticism and ridicule from Democrats and the public, who question the necessity and expense of such a facility in a government building. Hegseth and his supporters have pushed back against the criticism, with Hegseth himself making sarcastic remarks about the controversy.
The story highlights concerns about government spending and priorities within the Department of Defense.
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Only in government could they blow tens of thousands on a makeup chair while claiming there's never enough money for basic services—your tax dollars hard at work, folks.
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