Overview

• Pete Hegseth is under Pentagon Inspector General investigation for using the Signal app to share sensitive airstrike details, including with unauthorized individuals like his wife and brother.
• Hegseth has denied sharing classified information, though experts suggest the leaked details were almost certainly classified and posed security risks.
• Reports confirmed Hegseth authorized the refurbishment of a Pentagon green room into a makeup studio, with costs initially estimated at over $40,000 but later scaled back to several thousand dollars.
• Hegseth has dismissed the makeup studio reports as false and politically motivated, while a Pentagon spokesperson described the changes as routine upgrades using existing inventory.
• President Donald Trump continues to back Hegseth despite bipartisan criticism, staff firings, and calls for his resignation over leadership and accountability concerns.