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Pete Hegseth says US military should win Nobel Peace Prize yearly

newsApr 24, 2026281,596

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "the one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military," arguing the armed forces advance peace through strength. He told listeners the U.S. should "go from 'defense' to 'war'" to be proactive about securing peace, framing offensive readiness as a peace-making tool. That stance reframes military force as a route to diplomacy and signals a hawkish U.S. defense posture with implications for allied relations and norms around international peace awards.

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "You go from 'defense' to 'war' because you want to be proactive about peace through strength. The one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military."

7623h ago
Partyglouberman265

Oh come the fuck on

coalminephoenix.bsky.social211

He is actually saying war is peace.

DudeMom41

Dude is a walking, talking bag of shit.

Chris⚖️Justice36

Hegseth is a spoiled brat who never had proper correction, and never learned respect or humility. Unfit for the job.

MaTT FLaMMaBLe30

“Also black is white, and up is down.”

Damian Lynch 🟧 🇦🇺 Rebellion is Mandatory during times of Tyranny21

Every time he opens his mouth, it’s more evidence that he shouldn’t be in the role!

Mummified Yeti Hand16

That’s going to anger his boss. We all know that only “Trump” deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

EASTMAN14

Pete Hegseth considers fallen American soldiers as nothing more than a PR problem that makes Donald Trump look bad. However, the heartbroken families who’ve lost loved ones will proudly honor their sacrifice and courage. They represent what it means to be an American. Not Trump and Hegseth.

Madannie13

CLEARLY THESE asshole idiots DO NOT EVEN LISTEN TO THEMSELVES! Stop voting for imbecile con men!

Rap Bastardz®11

Last week dude was quoting “Pulp Fiction,” this week, it’s “1984.”

RicksterLHP11

Total ignorance that shows signs of insanity! War is not peace. Strength is not blowing stuff up. Walking softly carrying a big stick means you coexist with your friends and enemies but can destroy them if they think they can attack us and win! If a country only uses a stick, that’s a tyrant.

Buck Frexit10

Peace via war Friendship through bullying International cooperation via threats and tariffs Standing up for women & girls by raping & abusing them America first by putting Trump first It’s all insane

@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social9

World according to this deadly clown…

Joe is Me9

This is an extraordinarily stupid man.

Middlerage8

HE IS DELUSIONAL. AND CONSIDERING HIS BOSS THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING.

Titaness Themis8

What is the obsession with awards?

Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip 6

Have you noticed that it isn't the Nobel War Prize, Pete?

John Tousseau6

The most unqualified secdef ever! This guy was never a flag officer and it shows.

Mikko Vaha5

Definition of peace for Hegseth seems to be: “I’m killing someone else”.

John Pauls5

I feel like I'm watching an episode of "Peacemaker".

laurelbgood.bsky.social5

Fever dreams are only real to the dreamers but the rest of us, in the real world, will face the consequences.

Worf fella4

War is peace. Orwell Stupidest timelone ever.

The Socratic Meth Head4

I cant wait for him to drink himself to death

utrian.bsky.social4

Nobel peace prize for killing of 100+ children? Not possible, Netanjahu is leading the contest with his bombardment of Beirut this year.

Sophia Noctiflora 🌪️ 🏳️‍⚧️3

i watched him say that this morning live on AP and that's the most cooked take. that take should require a person to do a full tour in an industrial washing machined

carljungfranz.bsky.social3

* Hegseth is insane, the MAGA-base supporters is a mass-psychosis! *

Clix3

"Can't have peace without war."

SavingGraces3

The gaslighting and lies are of epic proportions.

Rhonda Stewardson 🇨🇦3

They are obsessed with that Peace Prize

Dave Knadler3

A singularly smug and clueless prick.

Shy Ty🌎☮️3

Why is everyone in this violent, racist, fascist regime obsessed with winning a Nobel Peace Prize?

DesertGuy3

Department of war crimes is what its been turned into. He murders defenseless fishermen and small children and calls it peace. Absolutely disgusting.

Random3

Lol. Do these people even realize the irony of their words or do they think they’re just somehow getting one over on all of us with their ‘peace through strength’ and ‘peace board’ b.s.? Please.

drak-cola.bsky.social3

This is some really dumb shit.

lockeliberal.bsky.social3

Makes complete sense so long as you define peace as “do what the fuck we tell you or die.”

Dave Markaudino3

The full notion is “war on someone else means peace in the U.S.” We’ll see how long the world puts up with that.

MoMo DeckDeck3

What is with these people’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize?

designoMatt3

Whiskey-Pete has his own reality distortion field, with an extra stupidity filter.

AliceThroughTheLookingGlass3

You can’t make this isht up! Oh wait, they have a playbook.

m. hela fella2

Says the tatted clown speaking to an audience of one=an orange clown.

Caroline P2

Another war monger vying for the peace prize! 🙄

Bernie Brown2

Peace Through Strength also means not appeasing Russia & China.

mcognito.bsky.social2

That sounds like more than just alcohol….

4jim2

Pomade poisoning needs to read more.

BlueHoosier2

1984 quotes, not even hiding it, promoting it.

There is only us.2

Killing kids is the opposite of peace.

Woke20242

Will someone tell him we had peace through strength for over 80 years.

Deirdre [REDACTED]2

Any military members involved in the bombing of the Iranian girls school should get a Dishonorable Discharge & charged with war crimes.

ethereal spirits2

Bombing schools with missiles, so peaceful. More abuser logic here. Using this logic makes the Nobel Prize worthless. They don't care about what the prize represents, they just want the adulation that people give to winners of it. It is all about claiming he's better than Obama.

Joysea Crew2

“Bombing Iranian schoolgirls is being proactive about peace through strength and deserves a Nobel Peace Prize…” - Hegseth, probably

Jack2

Literally these people who are trotted out every day to describe your country and institutions are doing incalculable damage to your country. Your Empire is ending. At what cost to you ?

𝙲𝙰𝙿𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙳 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙰𝙷2

Hey Pete, what’s that brown stuff on your nose? You been smooching Trump’s ass again?!? I hope you were drunk! WAIT! What am I saying?!? OF COURSE YOU WERE!

Steve McKinnon2

This dude is a murderer and needs to be sent to The Hague.

Liberty View2

Hegseth should go from 'war' to 'The Hague' for, you know, CRIMES.

Russ Blazier2

Out of his fucking mind.

Leigh2

How many school kids did they kill on the first day of their war?

Brucecrewe2

I wonder if in past there was a large segment of the population under Authoritarian rule that were constantly rolling their eyes when their leaders made ridiculous statements. Or is this regime unique in their mind blowing stupidity.

bmur2024.bsky.social2

Says the man who orders attacks on fishing boats. Words have no meaning and any longer.

MS NOW
@ms.now

"We are not counting on Europe..." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the U.S.'s European allies need the Strait of Hormuz more than the U.S., adding that they should be "having less fancy conferences in Europe and get in a boat." www.ms.now/liveblog/ira...

263h ago
obg99.bsky.social10

Europe would be fools to join Israel's religious war.

Mel10

Europeans were not consulted in this war of choice. Hegseth can fuck off.

Xavier Gonzalez10

I've never seen a more insufferable prick.

Randy8

Trump started this war and only he can end it. The Europeans know this. They also know that sending their forces would only allow Trump to avoid the pain and give him a reason to keep the war going.

Tom5

How about not starting a war and expecting everyone to join in your illegal immoral wars? mmmkay?

Graham 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇺🇦🍁3

This fool makes me so angry!

maui4gil.bsky.social3

If memory serves me correctly, he said, early in the war, that the US had a plan for the Strait of Hormuz. I'm still waiting.

Stable Glennius3

“This is much more [Europe’s] fight than ours” OUTSTANDING! Thanks for admitting there was no imminent threat to these United States. Your country owes you a great deal.

carljungfranz.bsky.social2

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Tacos In Denver 🌮🏔️2

Well, they had it before you unilaterally tried to distract from nose diving polls and the Epstein files…

fltmedic2025.bsky.social2

Mofo please! The U.S. started this war with Israel. No other countries. You the U.S. did so w/o consulting or advising the Europeans or other allies. Now this clown wants to tell you better play with us. lol. You broke it, you buy it Hegseth

Jay Emme2

What a jackass of a puppet.

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