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It’s not just Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who’s apparently causing turmoil in the White House. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy chief under Hegseth, has blindsided senior administration officials and foreign allies alike with a series of rapid-fire foreign policy moves,
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.
Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.
The Defense Department cited “low stockpiles” as its reason for delaying the shipment, despite military officials arguing otherwise.
Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary,
Trump was unhappy to find out about the Pentagon chief’s controversial decision, which the president quickly reversed after a high-stakes meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is cutting red tape to make that happen.
Former Vice President Mike Pence defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid criticism of his management style and decision to pause military aid to Ukraine without President Trump's approval, citing the success of the U.
As CNN reports, Hegseth’s rogue move led to chaos in the White House, with the Trump administration frantically trying to figure out why the weapons shipments had been stopped—then having to justify the action to both Congress and the Ukrainian government.