Pete Hegseth's staff relocated a floor globe used by General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 22, 2026
Sources support that Hegseth's staff attempted to move a WWII-era Eisenhower floor globe to his office without curators and dropped it, but they contradict the word 'relocated': The Hill and the Kansas City Star both report the globe was ultimately not relocated.
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… And having a weekend cable news host run the Defense Department at a time of war is no exception. Washington Post has some new exclusive reporting on that front. Apparently, former cable news weekend morning host Pete Hegseth decided earlier this year that he wanted to decorate his office, and he wanted to do it with one of the priceless floor globes said to have been used by General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II. From that reporting: quote "Ordinarily, moving historical items within the building is a deliberate process overseen by trained curators. Instead, Pete Hegza's staff dispatched its own team to relocate an Eisenhower globe. …
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Contradicts. The Hill reports the globe 'was ultimately not relocated,' and the Kansas City Star says it was not relocated after staff lost control, which contradicts the claim that staff relocated it.[2][3]
Supports. Multiple outlets report that Hegseth's staff tried to move an Eisenhower-linked World War II globe to his office in an attempted relocation in February and dropped it.[1][2][4][5][6]
Context. The globe was used by Eisenhower during WWII and is described as a 30-inch floor globe, though the Pentagon statement refers to a replica and the sources do not settle which.[2][5][7]
Context. The Pentagon confirmed the accident and said the globe is being repaired, so the damage and attempted move are officially acknowledged.[2][4][5]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 1, 3 not rated, 1 tier 2, 1 tier 3
- 1Did Hegseth's team break one of Eisenhower's historic globes?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Pete Hegseth's team damaged historic WWII globe linked to ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Eisenhower globe damaged in Pentagon move, but another displayed at Truman Librarykansascity.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Hegseth staff damaged historic WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his officenbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5'Accidents happen': Hegseth's staff damage historical Eisenhower globermb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Hegseth wanted Eisenhower's globe for his office. His staff broke it.seattletimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7'Instant fodder for gossip': Hegseth's Eisenhower globe blunder has Pentagon snickeringrawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
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