Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard
“At 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, President Trump posted a home video announcing that he was declaring war on Iran. Many Americans were shocked at the news in part because the Constitution requires congressional approval for taking the nation to war. In the weeks before the attack, the Pentagon press office helped distract public attention by promoting exercise videos. In his State of the Union speech last week, President Trump proclaimed: ‘Our military is stacked!’ Exhibit A for ‘stacked’ is a new video showing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly bench-pressing 315 pounds. Hegseth is the type of lifter who keeps grunting long after he finishes a lift. … I quipped on Facebook: ‘I bench-pressed that much when I was in high school. Guys past the age of 30 who fixate on their bench press totals tend to avoid mental heavy lifting.’ Hell hath no fury like hypersensitive weightlifters.” (03/04/26)
https://jimbovard.com/blog/2026/03/04/my-weightlifting-heresy-or-how-i-became-a-bolshevik/