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Hegseth jokes about sweating during South Carolina speech

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused a South Carolina speech to joke about sweating "like a son of a b****," attributing it to his Norwegian-Minnesotan heritage amid 95F heat. He also wiped his nose before touching his hair.