"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his nameplate was misspelled. The sleepy, and occasionally slipshod, gathering nonetheless ended with a flurry of news. Trump declared that he didn't want Somalis in the U.S. and Hegseth cited the " fog of war" in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in September."
"The president started things off by noting that it was the last time his Cabinet would gather until 2026. And, though marathon sessions with his top advisers lavishing praise have become a Trump trademark since he returned to the White House, this latest installment felt at times like a holiday break was needed. Trump offered lengthy opening comments largely rehashing his key previous policy announcements from recent months."
"Hegseth went first and praised the Trump administration's move to rename his agency the Department of War - something that can't be officially done without an act of Congress. But the nameplate in front of Hegseth labeled him the "ssecretary of war," including a mistaken double "S" that quickly became the source of searing online ridicule. After that, as each official took turns speaking, a TV camera trained on Trump showed him struggling to stay alert. The president sat back in his chair with his eyes occasionally drooping and sometimes shutting completely."
President Donald Trump briefly closed his eyes and struggled to stay alert during a Cabinet meeting that ran more than two hours while aides engaged in casual behavior such as doodling. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke early and praised renaming his agency, but his nameplate misspelled his title and drew ridicule. The meeting produced news when Trump said he did not want Somalis in the United States and Hegseth defended a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat, invoking the "fog of war." Trump said the Cabinet would not meet again until 2026 and reiterated prior policy points and false claims about the 2020 election.
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