Overview

• U.S. Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley told Fox News the country has entered an “era of real masculinity” credited to President Trump’s “bold, muscular leadership” and, in her words, “our Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.”
• Crowley contrasted the message with what she called a prior “destructive, stupid era of toxic masculinity,” positioning the current presidency as a break from the previous administration.
• She said she attended the U.S. Navy’s 250th Anniversary event in Norfolk and claimed more than 20,000 attendees, including service members and Gold Star families, enthusiastically backed the president.
• At the Navy event, Trump described himself as the “best physical specimen” among recent presidents and asserted he had warned about Osama bin Laden prior to the 9/11 attacks.
• Coverage noted the narrative’s tensions, citing Trump’s recent comment that he must walk very slowly down stairs in public, and reported that Crowley’s framing drew ridicule from viewers on social media.