Obama mocked Pete

President Barack Obama cracked a joke about former Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “focus on jawlines and testosterone” during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday. The former president was speaking at a rally that also featured Republican gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. Obama’s comment was part of a broader set of quips aimed at several Republican officials and recent scandals that have plagued the Trump administration. The joke was delivered in a casual tone, as Obama walked the floor, waved to the crowd, and then pivoted to praise the candidates’ policy plans.

Hegseth, who served as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and later as Secretary of Defense under President Trump, drew criticism in 2016 for a memo that urged the military to “improve morale” by focusing on physical appearance and testosterone levels. The memo, which