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, not an Eisenhower globe. The article reports that it is the priceless globe that Eisenhower used to in planning D-Day 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.
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.
It’s just another rare thing they’re destroying like the memorials, the US military, the social cohesion.