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Isolated Pentagon Pete Brings Wife to Work as Staff Gets Purged
May 3, 2026
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Pete Hegseth/InstagramSelf-styled “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth has found himself increasingly isolated at the Pentagon and has begun bringing his wife to work with him, a new report says.Hegseth, who was grilled by Congress this week over the eye-wateringly expensive and opaquely executed war in Iran, has engaged in a series of high-profile firings at the top of the military, drawing the ire of both Democrats and Republicans, and leaving him short-staffed at the top.
He appears to be filling the gaps with his third wife, Jennifer Rauchet, a former Fox News producer, who has been spotted around the office, The Guardian reported. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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