People Can't Believe Pete Hegseth's Drone Promo Isn't A Skit

[Jilly_in_VA]

A promotional video featuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touting President Donald Trump’s new executive order to “unleash American drone dominance” is going viral for the way it was filmed.

The clip shows the former Fox News personality promising to fulfill Trump’s order. He then plucks a memo from a hovering drone as Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blares in the background.

“This is the future,” Hegseth declares. “We’re in the fight. We’re in the fight to win it. And we’re never gonna back down.”

It’s sparked comparisons to mockumentaries.

“Did Christopher Guest or Ricky Gervais direct this Pentagon/Hegseth clip?? If so, I think they nailed it,” one user joked on X (formerly Twitter), where the video has been widely shared.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-drone-video_n_6870b6b0e4b00de383c08d66

Kegsbreath is a showman, not a Secretary of Defense

[paleotn]

1. Whisky Pete!!!'

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

2. Proof that white supremacy is a crock.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This video appears to have been deleted

Link to tweet

[Nictuku]

4. Dang, I missed the video. I wanted to see that one.

[chowder66]

5. Here ya go.

&t=31s

He's walking like he got racked in the balls.

[Nictuku]

12. Thank you chowder66!

There was so much wrong with that video..... I literally cringed.

[CrispyQ]

6. A FB political writer I follow calls it the cosplay cabinet & that needs to stick.

They are all fake & not even good fakes.

[MineralMan]

7. Kegsbreath Makes a Very Poor Spokesbabe.

Yes, he does. All wooden and shit.

[republianmushroom]

8. "unleash American drone dominance" FALSE !

Should read "Ukraine's unleashes drone dominance” the new masters of war.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Hegseth Deletes, Reposts Drone Video After Unauthorized Use of Metallica Song

“Enter Sandman” played as Trump’s Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo about using more drones. The new version contains no music

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Hegseth Deletes, Reposts Drone Video After Unauthorized Use of Metallica Song.

Does Hegseth not remember Limewire! Lol
Metallica had everyone band for downloading their music 🤣🤣🤣

— Denise McMuffin (@denisehkg.bsky.social) 2025-07-12T21:18:39.786Z

Link to tweet

The Pentagon deleted and reposted a video boasting about how President Donald Trump’s administration will increase its use of drone warfare. The first version featured the Metallica song “Enter Sandman” in the background. The second has no music.

A Metallica representative confirmed to Rolling Stone that the use of “Enter Sandman” in the original video was unauthorized. The Pentagon said in a statement Friday that X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, asked the department to remove the video due to a copyright issue.

In the video, former Fox News host and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that the military will manufacture and use more drones. “We were brought here to rebuild the military,” he says. “Match capabilities to the threats of today. So while our adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape. Not anymore.”

[electricmonk]

10. Why can't these clowns respect copyright?

That's rhetorical. I know it's because they just don't care and think they can get away with it. Black Rebel Motorcycle Cub had to call out Homeland Security yesterday for unauthorized use of a song of theirs yesterday.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-rebel-motorcycle-club-issue-cease-and-desist-to-us-homeland-security-over-improper-use-of-song-in-propaganda-video-3877700

[Jilly_in_VA]

11. These fools can delete all they want, but they forget one thing

the internet is FOREVER.

[LudwigPastorius]

13. The Secretary of Defense flashing the "White Power" sign on the lawn of the Pentagon.

So, that's where we're at today.