<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth debuted his comedy chops with a spot-on impression of President Donald Trump, getting laughs from several sailors aboard the USS Chosin, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser stationed in Panama.</p>
<p>Hegseth stopped aboard the Chosin during his recent trip to Panama — where he secured an agreement with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino regarding use of the Panama Canal — to speak to sailors there, and he delivered the impromptu impression while talking about what Trump told him when he first accepted the position of Defense Secretary.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PeteHegseth</a> does a spot on impression of President Trump! 😆😆😆 <a href="https://t.co/zIpNycUndH">pic.twitter.com/zIpNycUndH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@kristina_wong) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristina_wong/status/1909992245702303782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;The president gave me a very direct charge. He actually told me two things when he chose me for this job,&#8221; Hegseth began, clearing his throat before slipping into his Trump impersonation. &#8220;First was, &#8216;Pete, you better be tough as s***, okay?'&#8221;</p>
<p>Hegseth also shared video from his time aboard the Chosin, where he was gifted a hat and named an honorary &#8220;War Dragon.&#8221; He immediately donned the cap, prompting Chosin Commander Captain Robert &#8220;Mac&#8221; McFarlin to say, &#8220;There it is. Now, you&#8217;re part of the family.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Today, our team had the opportunity to tour the USS Chosin to see the amazing work our @USNavy warriors are doing in the @Southcom AOR,&#8221; he posted along with the video.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, our team had the opportunity to tour the USS Chosin to see the amazing work our <a href="https://twitter.com/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USNavy</a> warriors are doing in the <a href="https://twitter.com/Southcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Southcom</a> AOR. <a href="https://t.co/A69ljLQCwB">pic.twitter.com/A69ljLQCwB</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef/status/1910069164846559742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The Defense Secretary was also on hand to present the official news of acceptance to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, to <span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Diego David Portillo Aizpurua of Panama&#8217;s National Aeronaval Service.</span></p>
<p>&#8220;We also had the honor of presenting Diego David Portillo Aizpurua with his acceptance to the @NavalAcademy,&#8221; Hegseth posted. &#8220;He is the third in all of the National Aeronaval Service of Panama to be accepted. Congratulations and best of luck in your journey of becoming a future Navy leader!&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We also had the honor of presenting Diego David Portillo Aizpurua with his acceptance to the <a href="https://twitter.com/NavalAcademy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NavalAcademy</a>. He is the third in all of the National Aeronaval Service of Panama to be accepted. Congratulations and best of luck in your journey of becoming a future Navy leader! <a href="https://t.co/YLm96lGmGW">pic.twitter.com/YLm96lGmGW</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef/status/1910069174363468012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Hegseth returned to U.S. soil on Wednesday with good news, announcing upon his return that he and Panamanian President Mulino had reached a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-and-free-defense-secretary-hegseth-secures-historic-partnership-with-panama-against-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mutually beneficial agreement</a> with regard to keeping the Panama Canal free of Chinese influence.</p>

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