History staffers were furloughed during a partial government shutdown, leading to Hegseth staffers moving the globe.
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What A DayOct 22, 2026
The sources support the core claim: history staffers were furloughed during a partial government shutdown, and Hegseth's staff then moved the Eisenhower globe without them, which led to the breakage. Snopes rated the broader story true after Pentagon confirmation, and the extraction's added detail about the globe being broken is also supported.
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… What a Day is also a night newsletter. Check it out and subscribe at cricket dot com slash subscribe. I'm Jane Costin. And side note: Instead of experienced normal people, Higgs staffers moved the globe because the history staffers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown, and then they broke the globe. What a Day is a production of Crooked Media. Our show is produced by Emily For, Erica Morrison, and Adrian Hill. Our team includes Haley Jones, Greg Walters, Met Berg, Adam Lipperk, Johanna Case, and Desmond Taylor. …
What A Day · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Snopes rates the claim that Hegseth's team broke the Eisenhower globe while moving it as true, and says Pentagon officials confirmed it.[1]
Supports. Forbes reports Hegseth's staff decided to relocate the globe when the history staffers who would typically coordinate the move were furloughed in the partial government shutdown, according to unnamed sources cited by The Washington Post.[3]
Supports. The Washington Post-based reporting says the history staffers were furloughed due to a partial government shutdown, and that Hegseth's staff moved the globe themselves when the experts could not be reached.[5][6]
Supports. The Army confirmed the globe was damaged during an 'attempted move' on February 3, and the globe was dropped during the move by Hegseth's staff.[4][7]
Context. The AP article about a 2025 shutdown concerns a different shutdown and does not bear on the February 2026 move. The claim's reference to the shutdown is the one tied to this incident.[2]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3, 3 not rated
- 1Did Hegseth's team break one of Eisenhower's historic globes?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2What shutdown? Trump isn't canceling travel, golf or his ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Hegseth's Staff Broke Eisenhower's World War II Globe Moving It To His Office, Report Saysforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4'Instant fodder for gossip': Hegseth's Eisenhower globe blunder has Pentagon snickeringrawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump's man babies keep breaking what they can't controlms.now · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.adn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office. His staff broke it.seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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