Pete Hegseth is said to have lost the respect of his senior officers after an “embarrassing” speech in which he railed against “fat troops” and the state of the US armed forces.

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed (archived) zookeeper and conservationist Robert Irwin filed a $60 million lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.  According to the story,

A report from the right wing Washington Times claims Secretary of Defense/War Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and confidence in the military, which culminated in his speech on Sept. 30 speech to hundreds of generals and admirals gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia as the last straw.

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth’s “War on Woke” has been dealt a blow after a federal judge ordered his department to restock military school libraries with banned books about equality and diversity. In a move welcomed by students who sued Hegseth earlier this year,

"Watch as Gavin Newsom shatters Pete Hegseth's 'Alpha Male Energy' in just 10 seconds. You won't believe what happens next! 😂

As someone who has become accustomed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s past excesses, I sort of saw the new rules for journalists coming.

The Biden administration’s Disinformation Governance Board and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s media restrictions are attempts to control information, both true and false, and have

Was Pete Hegseth sued for $50 or $60 million along with a television network after an "on-air clash" with Robert Irwin or someone else? No, that's not true: A network of spam pages on Facebook put out dozens and