Oh dear ... Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office
A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, army officials have admitted.
Photographs published by the Washington Post on Thursday show the shattered 30-inch Eisenhower globe, said to have been used by Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th US president, as he plotted the D-day landings as allied supreme commander.
The fragile item was broken when Hegseth’s aides eschewed the services of specialist movers, then dropped it after deciding they would transport it themselves, the Post said, citing sources familiar with the February incident.
A US army spokesperson, in an email to the newspaper, conceded the damage occurred during “an attempted move”.
Photographs published by the Washington Post on Thursday show the shattered 30-inch Eisenhower globe, said to have been used by Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th US president, as he plotted the D-day landings as allied supreme commander.
The fragile item was broken when Hegseth’s aides eschewed the services of specialist movers, then dropped it after deciding they would transport it themselves, the Post said, citing sources familiar with the February incident.
A US army spokesperson, in an email to the newspaper, conceded the damage occurred during “an attempted move”.
