Pete Hegseth requires a lot of security. In fact, his requirements have allegedly put the agency responsible for protecting him and his family under enormous strain with the Defense Secretary’s needs being too much to handle.
Hegseth reportedly has unusually large personal security requirements according to the Washington Post. The army agency that has been tasked with protecting him and his family received a call when he took office asking for many more agents to be put on VIP security detail. One person familiar with the situation explained that the agency typically allocates around 150 of its 1,500 agents to VIP security. Thanks to Hegseth that number has ballooned to between 400 and 500.
