Hegseth staff damages historic WWII-era globe used by Eisenhower

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers damaged a historic globe used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. The globe was damaged while they tried to move it into Hegseth’s office at his request, according to a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly, who tells NPR that “Antarctica has a hole in it.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers damaged a historic globe used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II. The globe was damaged while they tried to move it into Hegseth’s office at his request, according to a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly, who tells NPR that “Antarctica has a hole in it.”

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Host: Korva Coleman/NP…

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