A globe used by Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II was broken at the Defense Department this year.
Posted by The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Checked
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiOct 23, 2026
The claim is supported: a WWII-era Eisenhower globe was damaged when Hegseth's staff tried to move it at the Pentagon on February 3, 2026, and the Army and Pentagon confirmed the incident. The sources say the globe was damaged and its mount broken rather than shattered, which is consistent with the claim's 'broken' wording.
What was said
… This is a photo of then general Dwight D. Eisenhower posing with one of the globes he used while leading the Allied military campaign during World War Two, and for decades, those globes have been carefully preserved in the custody of the US. Army. That is, until this year, when one of those famous Eisenhower globes ended up broken on the floor of the Defense Department. You can see the photo right there on your screen, with the bottom of the globe smashed down into the base, while, which punched a big old hole directly through the continent of Antarctica. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Snopes, a tier-1 fact-checker, rated the claim that Hegseth's team broke one of Eisenhower's globes as True, with the damage occurring on February 3.[1]
Supports. NBC News, citing three U.S. officials, reported that Hegseth's staffers damaged a globe used by Eisenhower during WWII while moving it to his office, dropping it during the February incident.[2]
Supports. HuffPost reports that the Defense Department acknowledged the globe was damaged in an attempted move and that an Army spokesperson confirmed the February 3 date and that the spherical portion detached from its metal mount.[3]
Context. The incident occurred in February 2026 but was first reported in October 2026, so 'this year' is correct; the Pentagon said the globe is being repaired.[1][3]
Sources
3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2
- 1Did Hegseth's team break one of Eisenhower's historic globes?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Hegseth staff damaged historic WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his officenbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Pete Hegseth's Team Admits It Damaged Historic Globe ...huffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
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