A misspelling in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s name placard got the internet buzzing on Tuesday as people debated whether it was more than just a typo.
During a White House Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, reporters noticed that Hegseth’s job title was written out on a placard as “SSecretary of War” — in line with President Donald Trump’s rebranding of the Defense Department, but not in line with the English language.
Although it could have theoretically just been a spelling error, critics on social media cracked that the “SS” in Hegseth’s title might not have been an accident, since it shares the initials of the Nazi Schutzstaffel — the paramilitary group also known as the “SS.”
You can see the misspelled placard in the bottom right corner of this photo with Donald Trump.
And here’s a close-up.
