US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has grown so isolated inside the Pentagon that his wife, a former Fox News producer with no formal government role, now regularly sits in the back of his official meetings while he runs a war and fires generals.
Jennifer Rauchet, Hegseth's third wife, has been spotted at multiple Pentagon meetings in recent months, surprising staff who say she holds no official title, no confirmed security clearance, and no accountability to Congress, according to an investigation published by The Guardian on Sunday.
