A Metallica representative confirmed that the use of “Enter Sandman” in the original video with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was unauthorized.

And now, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being mocked online for appearing ... Sharing the original version of the video on Thursday, in which Hegseth is soundtracked by Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, MeidasTouch editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski ...

During the video, a drone flies towards Mr Hegseth with a memo attached to it, which the defense secretary grabs before appearing to sign the document, which is entitled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance”. “This is the future,” he declared. “We’re in the fight. We’re in the fight to win it. And we’re never gonna back down.”

People are a little concerned after Donald Trump described America's secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, as the 'secretary of war'. The US president, 79, praised the former TV presenter, 45, who unveiled the administration's new drone strategy on Friday (11 July).

An announcement so weird it could only come from the Trump administration video  Flanked by a pair of buzzing drones that threatened to drown out his voice, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reached up to grab a memorandum hung from a third drone hovering above his head.

Donald Trump outright called his Pentagon chief the “Secretary of War” Friday while also seemingly believing Pete Hegseth actually appeared on Fox News to talk “about modern weapons and warfare” after the network aired a clip of the defense secretary’s announcement on the administration’s new drone strategy.

Hegseth’s new hype video promoting a new era of U.S. “drone dominance” and soundtracked by Metallica crash landed to ridicule. The post Pete Hegseth Blasted for ‘Cringe’ Drone Video Soundtracked by Metallica first appeared on Mediaite.

The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is cutting red tape to make that happen.

Drones stocks soared Friday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video filmed at the Pentagon with Metallica playing in the background that his department was “unleashing American drone dominance.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made people wonder how he ever got on TV with Thursday’s military drone propaganda video. Mockery crossed social media borders as critics clowned on his awkward delivery, the absurdity of using a drone to deliver a memo, and the way he walks.