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Jake and Logan Paul address troops at Pentagon, meet Hegseth

The influencer brothers toured the Pentagon, thanked service members and briefly met Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a visit the Pentagon promoted with a produced video.

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What to know

  • Logan and Jake Paul toured the Pentagon, addressed troops, and briefly met Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
  • The visit was self-funded by the brothers, and neither Newsweek nor Al Jazeera's coverage clarifies who arranged or invited them.
  • The Pentagon promoted the visit with a cinematically produced video, drawing attention given Jake Paul's outspoken pro-Trump political stances.

“Each one of you matter. Take this moment and be proud of yourselves for what you do. This is the greatest country in the world, truly. We are blessed to be born here, come here, and we should never take that for granted.”

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Jake and Logan Paul address troops at Pentagon, meet Hegseth
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 4:42 AM ET
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    Al Jazeera notes it is unclear who invited the Pauls

    Al Jazeera English's broadcast segment on the visit highlighted that the reason for and origin of the invitation remained unexplained, while the Pentagon described the visit as troops meeting "our warriors."

    “It isn’t clear who invited them, but they met Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose department said they came ‘to meet with our warriors’.”
    — Al Jazeera English
    1. 1 outlet Influencers Jake and Logan Paul visit the Pentagon

      first by Al Jazeera, 2d ago

      1 more headline
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    Newsweek publishes brothers' speech and Pentagon statement

    Newsweek detailed the brothers' remarks to troops and published a statement from Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez confirming the visit and thanking the brothers for their "continued support of our military."

    “The Department of War was proud to host Jake and Logan Paul at the Pentagon this week. They toured the building, paid their respects at our 9/11 memorial, thanked our service members, and briefly met with Secretary Hegseth.”
    — Joel Valdez
    1. 2 outlets Jake and Logan Paul Give Speech at Pentagon: What They Said

      first by Newsweek, 2d ago · also Deadline

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  3. background

    Pentagon posts glossy video of the Paul brothers' visit — The Department of Defense released a produced clip, set to dramatic music, showing the brothers addressing troops and posing for photos with personnel including Hegseth.

  4. background

    Jake and Logan Paul tour the Pentagon and address troops — The influencer brothers visited the Pentagon, toured the building, paid respects at the 9/11 memorial, addressed service members, and met Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. They paid for their own transportation and accommodation.