Hegseth staffers damaged Eisenhower's WWII globe while moving it; Pentagon calls it a replica

Staffers for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth damaged a globe used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II while trying to move it to his Pentagon office in February, three U.S. officials told NBC News. The officials said Hegseth had asked for the globe, which sits in a wooden frame and carries green pen or marker notations where Eisenhower marked areas of Europe. It is cataloged by the U.S. Army Center of Military History and was displayed in a senior Army office at the Pentagon. The officials said staffers chose not to wait for Army historians and dropped it, leaving a hole in the lower part and damaging another area. A Pentagon official acknowledged an accident but said the globe was a replica and is being repaired. NBC News said it verified with the three officials and a photo that it was the original.

Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative / independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage differs in tone: NBC News reports the incident, citing officials and disputing the Pentagon's replica claim, while MS NOW treats it as a metaphor in a commentary. The Dispatch, an alternative outlet, runs a personal essay on Eisenhower's legacy and politics, and the portion provided does not describe the incident itself.