Multiple media outlets ran with a story on Wednesday claiming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had demanded the addition of a make-up studio at the Pentagon where officials could prepare for media appearances.
CBS News White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs shared the news via X, posting, &#8220;News: @SecDef Hegseth recently ordered modifications to the green room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to add a makeup studio that can be used to prep for TV appearances, sources told @CBSNews. The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars. The space previously had minimal furnishings. A new director-style chair and large mirror with makeup lighting was installed. Hegseth has used the briefing room for Fox News hits.&#8221;
It was not until the very end of the post that Jacobs qualified her assertions with a quote from a spokesperson, who confirmed only that the green room had been updated, but added, &#8220;For this upgrade we were deliberately conservative and opted for several less expensive, on-hand materiel solutions.&#8221;
The @DODRapidResponse account fired back with a photo of the updated green room, adding, &#8220;Does the fake news NOT have anything better to do? 1. No lighted mirror. 2. It didn&#8217;t cost thousands. 3. The items that were added to the GREEN ROOM (not a makeup studio) came from existing inventory. This story is TRASH!&#8221;
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Does the fake news NOT have anything better to do?
1. No lighted mirror. 2. It didn&#39;t cost thousands. 3. The items that were added to the GREEN ROOM (not a makeup studio) came from existing inventory.
This story is TRASH! <a href="https://t.co/hOrF5VNqcg">https://t.co/hOrF5VNqcg</a> <a href="https://t.co/FQzXX4QgpW">pic.twitter.com/FQzXX4QgpW</a>
&mdash; DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1915123461631918529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
Defense Secretary Hegseth also took aim at CBS News, suggesting that he might have gotten more favorable media coverage if he&#8217;d installed tampon dispensers in the Pentagon men&#8217;s rooms.
&#8220;1) Totally fake story. No &#8216;orders&#8217; and no &#8216;makeup&#8217; — but whatever. 2) We should have installed tampon machines in every men’s bathroom at DoD instead — the leftist &#8216;news&#8217; media would have loved that,&#8221; he said.
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1) Totally fake story. No “orders” and no “makeup” — but whatever.
2) We should have installed tampon machines in every men’s bathroom at DoD instead — the leftist “news” media would have loved that. <a href="https://t.co/7LypyVObXJ">https://t.co/7LypyVObXJ</a>
&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1915180944157196773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
Chief Pentagon spokesman and Army Ranger veteran Sean Parnell added, &#8220;This story is 100% Fake News.&#8221;
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This story is 100% Fake News. <a href="https://t.co/ya8hXPeZhh">https://t.co/ya8hXPeZhh</a>
&mdash; Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanParnellATSD/status/1915223544180465682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
Still, numerous outlets went on to claim that Hegseth had demanded a &#8220;make-up studio&#8221; at the Pentagon — but while media persisted in chasing the fake story, it was business as usual at the Department of Defense.
Hegseth continued to push an end to &#8220;woke&#8221; policies and programs, saying, &#8220;No more social engineering. No more climate change worship. No more electric tanks. No more gender confusion. No more pronouns. No more excuses. No more quotas. No more WOKE bulls*** that undermines commanders and command climates. We are laser focused on our mission of warfighting.&#8221;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> &quot;No more social engineering. No more climate change worship. No more electric tanks. No more gender confusion. No more pronouns. No more excuses. No more quotas.
No more WOKE bullsh*t that undermines commanders and command climates. We are laser focused on our mission… <a href="https://t.co/02v9OTHDij">pic.twitter.com/02v9OTHDij</a>
&mdash; DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1915067656266281242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
Army recruitment announced that it was six full months ahead of schedule with regard to 2025 goals.
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SIX MONTHS ahead of schedule. <a href="https://t.co/Ho6f6xnbB4">pic.twitter.com/Ho6f6xnbB4</a>
&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1915359536451383408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
And U.S. military forces overseas continued the onslaught against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists.
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Continuous 24/7 operations against Iran-backed Houthis from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouthisAreTerrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouthisAreTerrorists</a> <a href="https://t.co/lh5DpvdCOR">pic.twitter.com/lh5DpvdCOR</a>
&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1915188353059692607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2025</a></blockquote>

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