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Hegseth Rushed to Walter Reed Hospital After Poking Eye With Mascara Brush

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Andy Borowitz
Nov 17, 2025
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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what the White House is calling “an unfortunate accident,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was rushed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after poking his eye with a mascara brush.

Briefing reporters, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that alcohol played “any role” …

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