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.
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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.
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So like, is it a replica of an Eisenhower globe or is it an Eisenhower globe? I feel like that is a pretty significant asterisk here, and kind of significantly changes the narrative. Someone’s lying, and as a matter of principle I’m inclined to believe it’s Hegseth, but I’d like to know what’s actually broken. I don’t give a shit if Hegseth breaks his own toys, and if he broke a replica that can be replaced. But he seems to be the only one claiming this is a “replica”, as far as anyone else seems to know, including plaques installed at the globe’s original location this appears to be an actual globe used by Eisenhower, not a replica.
It is either a replica or it is the Eisenhower globe. The article reports that it is the priceless globe that was dropped onto its base and shattered. Kegsbreath’s spokesman is trying to claim that it was only a replica. Typical bullshit lie to try and hide their incompetence.
It’s just another rare thing they’re destroying like the memorials, the US military, the social cohesion.
That’s a good point! I saw the bit about a moving company being qualified to move the globe and totally missed the (alleged) replica part. I agree though, the current administration doesn’t strike me as the type to “settle” for a replica, not when they could say the word and have the original 1 of 1 thing.