{"id":22475,"date":"2026-03-05T18:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=22475"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:23:27","slug":"comic-video-on-my-bench-press-backlash-sacrilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/05\/comic-video-on-my-bench-press-backlash-sacrilege\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Video on My Bench Press Backlash-Sacrilege"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, &amp; &quot;soyjak&quot; for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth&#39;s 315 pound bench press.  But putting politicians on pedestals is perilous.  Here&#39;s my comic video on the uproar <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VVgg63RwND\">pic.twitter.com\/VVgg63RwND<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/2029666089651593464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-800x419.png 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-2048x1072.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1340\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-800x419.png 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12-02-53-1-hegseth-bench-press-Search-_-X-2048x1072.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, &amp; &quot;soyjak&quot; for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth&#39;s 315 pound bench press. 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