THE REPORTER ACTUALLY DID THE OLD SNL GULF WAR PRESS CONFERENCE SKETCH:

REPORTER: Why would more U.S. troops be sent to the region if ground troops are not being considered for deployment in Iran?

SECWAR PETE HEGSETH:

“Look, son… this is such a basic military lesson that even a reporter should understand it:
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Gold: “Look, son… this is such a basic military lesson that even a reporter should understand it.”

Sadly, the 1991 SNL sketch isn’t on YouTube, but I did find the transcript: “Farud Hashami, Baghdad Times. Where are your troops, and can I go there and count them?”