Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties

The appointments by the US defense secretary not only appear to increase the influence of rightwing ideologues, autonomous weapons manufacturers, and one-time clients of authoritarian states on the world’s most powerful arsenal, but to potentially put the financial interests of the US president’s family at the heart of setting US strategic priorities...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/pete-hegseth-pentagon-picks-trump-family-business