‘Fell for it again’: Pete Hegseth ridiculed by both sides over ‘God bless China’ comment

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was ridiculed over the weekend after a statement in which he announced closer cooperation with China and declared, “God bless both China and the USA!” Hegseth on Saturday took to social media to disclose the new stance toward a nation previously treated as an adversary by the administration. “I just spoke to President Trump, and we agree — the relationship between the United States and China has never been better. Following President Trump’s historic meeting with Chairman Xi in South Korea, I had an equally positive meeting with my counterpart, China’s Minister of National Defense…