​Confirmation vote: coming soon. Popcorn: mandatory. Obviously, the hearing launched a thousand memes including Pete Hegseth weathering snipes from Democrats and a few Indian jokes about Elizabeth Warren. Here are some of the best memes and jokes about the hearing:
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