A globe used by 34th US President Dwight D. Eisenhower as an US Army general in World War II was on display at the Pentagon for years. A report now claims it was damaged after the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s staff tried to move it to his office.
The Washington Post reported that in February, the globe was dropped on the base of its wooden frame, which resulted in a puncture at the bottom where Antarctica is located. It was not immediately clear from the report if Hegseth ordered the globe to be moved or if one of his staffers did it.
The globe is one of two “Eisenhower globes” used by the former president during his tenure with the Army that are displayed at the Pentagon.
The revelation has caused political stir, with Pete Hegseth facing questions over the incident. It is unclear how much that will cost the agency.
The incident happened when the US was going through a partial government shutdown and multiple employees were furloughed, according to the Washington Post. The Pentagon has said that the globe is now being repaired. A Pentagon official has acknowledged the incident in a statement to USA Today saying that it was replica globe what was being transported by the agency’s staff “as part of its relocation.
