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15. Germs are not real because he can't see them?

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:00 PM

18 hrs ago

That's the kind of genius we have in charge of our armed forces. No wonder he made a flu vaccine optional.

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Hegseth never washes his hands [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago OP

There's a lot of viri and bacteria out there haele 20 hrs ago #1

Feb. 2019 reference, per Snopes Pinback 20 hrs ago #2

Apparently, this was said as a joke. Jim__ 20 hrs ago #4

It had to have been a joke Alice Kramden 19 hrs ago #9

That's what he said afterwards. LisaL 18 hrs ago #16

Does he bathe at all? Sneederbunk 20 hrs ago #5

Seriously? ybbor 17 hrs ago #19

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins 20 hrs ago #6

He doesn't need to jmowreader 20 hrs ago #7

Where the heck did trump find all these degenerate weirdos? Biophilic 20 hrs ago #8

He grew up in Michelle Bachman's district... LakeVermilion 19 hrs ago #10

Thats stupid. Srkdqltr 19 hrs ago #11

Oh Manatee 19 hrs ago #12

Remind me to never shake hands with Kegsie. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #13

If this was intended as a joke, it was not very funny LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #14

Germs are not real because he can't see them? LisaL 18 hrs ago #15

But... he believes in God and deity is harder to see than germs... mr715 18 hrs ago #17

Only the best people, republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #18