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Army Repairing Damaged Eisenhower Globe After Pentagon Drop

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC · How we work

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Hegseth Breaks Globe

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff broke a 1930s Eisenhower globe while moving it to his Pentagon office.
It was dropped on Feb. 3, creating a several-inch gash near Antarctica and detaching its section.
Staff skipped specialist movers because Army historians were furloughed during a partial government shutdown.
The Army is repairing the globe, and critics compare the mishap to Hegseth’s impulsive leadership.

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Massie Files Impeachment

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) filed an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
House Democrats are lining up Pentagon whistleblowers and preparing subpoenas for Hegseth.
Oversight, Judiciary and Armed Services committees may investigate Signalgate and the globe mishap.
Hegseth met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Oct. 19, discussing partnership amid the Iran war.
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early to avoid voting on Massie’s impeachment resolution.

History

Historical Context

The June 1972 Watergate break-in led the House Judiciary Committee to draft five impeachment articles and a Senate 58-41 vote later in 1974, prompting President Richard Nixon’s resignation. That oversight model fuels Rep. Thomas Massie’s recent impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with House committees issuing subpoenas over the Pentagon globe incident.

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Hegseth Breaks Globe

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff broke a 1930s Eisenhower globe while moving it to his Pentagon office.
It was dropped on Feb. 3, creating a several-inch gash near Antarctica and detaching its section.
Staff skipped specialist movers because Army historians were furloughed during a partial government shutdown.
The Army is repairing the globe, and critics compare the mishap to Hegseth’s impulsive leadership.

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