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humor The Onion 2026-04-03

Horse That Can Down A Gallon of Beer Gets Top General Gig

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth replaces top general with 9-year-old horse that's all about beer and rule-following, no woke military strategy necessary.


<p>WASHINGTON—Saying he had finally found a military commander whose character was worthy of the U.S. Army, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he was replacing ousted top general Randy George with a horse that drinks beer. &#8220;With Dusty&#8217;s wartime promotion to Army chief of staff, we&#8217;re putting the world on notice that the days of buzzkill [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-replaces-top-general-with-horse-that-drinks-beer/">Pete ...

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