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humor The Onion 2026-05-26

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Enraged by Imaginary Plus-Sized Astronauts

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is reportedly shaking with rage at the mere thought of a plus-sized astronaut, finding the idea of an overweight person in space utterly offensive. Apparently, national security concerns now include preventing cosmic chubbiness.


<p>WASHINGTON—Growing increasingly angry and pacing his office, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly shaking with rage Tuesday after imagining a plus-sized astronaut. “Ugh, it makes me fucking sick to think about some fat ass floating through space making Americans look like pathetic slobs,” said Hegseth, a large vein pulsating across his beet-red forehead as [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-shaking-with-rage-after-imagining-plus-sized-astronaut/">...

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