‘Stupidest Timeline’: Pentagon Roasted for Enlisting Paul Brothers for Motivational Speech 2026

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing ridicule online from pundits across the political spectrum after inviting influencers Jake Paul and Logan Paul into the Pentagon to deliver a motivational address to service members.

The brothers visited the Pentagon on September 17, meeting Hegseth, touring the building and addressing uniformed personnel from the Pentagon press briefing room.

In a Department of Defense video released after the event, the brothers, longtime allies with President Donald Trump, are shown laughing and posing with Hegseth before clips of their remarks to personnel.

“We just got the pleasure and the privilege of getting a tour of the Pentagon and what a cool experience,” Logan said.

“Each of you matter,” Jake told the audience. “Take this moment and be proud of yourselves for what you do.”

The video, however, quickly became a target for critics across the political and media landscape.

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger jabbed: “We aren’t a serious country at the moment.”

Washington Post columnist Ishaan Tharoor offered simply: “Idiocracy, now.”

Other media talking heads from familiar quarters also piled on, including Molly Jong-Fast and The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols, who jumped on the clip to lambast the administration:

Trump has sat down for interviews with both brothers. Logan Paul hosted Trump on his Impaulsive podcast during the 2024 presidential campaign, while the president has also sat down with Jake Paul.

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