Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings after he ousted top officials: reportSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced criticism over the ouster of two dozen military leadersAlex Lang in New York Monday 04 May 2026 01:02 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969875","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-wife-pentagon-firings-b2969875.html","title":"Pete Hegseth is now bringing his wife to Pentagon meetings: report"}}CloseRepublicans and Democrats question Hegseth over firing of senior military staffSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Secreta...