Swamp Watch / Politicians / Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense.
3 receiptsOct 7, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026Sources linked on every receipt
Hegseth's Pentagon has LOST or damaged 81 aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in the Iran war.
He's asking Congress for a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Top GOP fundraiser Palmer Luckey's company received a $2.9B Navy contract.
Days earlier, Hegseth put him on a Pentagon task force on future warfare.
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