Hegseth's Staff Damage Historic 30-Inch Globe Linked to Eisenhower While Moving It to His Pentagon Office
Photo: The Guardian USStaff of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped and damaged a 30-inch globe from the World War II era, said to have been used by Dwight D. Eisenhower, while moving it to his Pentagon office in February, according to a Washington Post report published Thursday. A U.S. Army spokesperson said in an email to the Post that the damage occurred during "an attempted move," and that the spherical part was detached from the metal mounting that lets it rotate. Photographs published by the Post show fragments beneath the wooden frame and a gash in the bottom, with the base punched through. The Post's sources said Hegseth liked the globe, one of two similar 1930s artifacts kept in the Pentagon, and asked for it. They said his aides skipped specialist movers and tried to carry it themselves.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage leads with the Post's photographs, the army's admission and the globe's history; MS NOW treats the episode as a metaphor. The alternative outlet, The Hill, reports the same account, citing a source familiar with the incident, and focuses on staff losing control of the globe.
How the sides differ Left sources stress the Washington Post's photos and the army's admission, with one framing it as metaphor; alternative sources cite an anonymous source; right sources have not covered it.
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Left-leaning outlets lead with the Washington Post's photos, the army spokesperson's admission and the globe's Eisenhower history; MS NOW frames the incident as a metaphor.
The Hill reports that Hegseth's team dropped and damaged the globe, citing a source familiar with the incident, and stresses how staff lost control while moving it.