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Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office

Source: The Guardian World - Published: 22 Oct 2026 18:04

Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials sayA 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. Continue reading...