‘It’s a Dog Whistle to the Base’: Newsom Catches ‘Interesting’ Typo and Eviscerates Trump Team Over Sneaky Move During Cabinet Meeting

As President Donald Trump gathered his Cabinet for a high-profile meeting at the White House on Tuesday, the attention wasn’t on policy, strategy, or even the updates from his top defense official. Instead, the spotlight landed on a small white name card sitting in front of Pete Hegseth — and the mistake that instantly made him the internet’s main character of the morning. Pete Hegseth and Trump’s administration get mocked by Cali. Gov. Gavin Newsom following a massive typo during a cabinet meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ‘Wow’: Gavin Newsom’s Latest Shot at Trump Backfires on Pete Hegseth Too, Leaving Fans Zooming In on the Unexpected Twist and Laughing at the Fallout Trump sat beside Hegseth as he praised recent military successes, unfazed by the swirling controversy from earlier in the week. Viewers didn’t need to zoom far to see it: His title, printed for all the cameras to capture, carried an extra letter, rendering him the “SSecretary of War.” The televised meeting had viewers more focused on the typo after a screenshot of his placeholder hit the internet. One person claimed they “fixed it” by photoshopping the card to add “crimes” to Hegseth’s title, a nod to the...