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

Richard Luscombe · The Guardian · World
Published 23 Oct 2026, 2:04 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say 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. Continue reading...

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