Pentagon dismisses report of anonymous letter criticizing Pete Hegseth

Published July 23, 2025 1:29pm ET



The top Defense Department spokesman is getting ahead of a purported letter coming together to raise the signers’ collective concerns surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s performance.

The Daily Mail reported on the creation of this letter circulating around military and civilian officials within the department on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, Sean Parnell, the chief spokesman, appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast to criticize the unnamed officials purportedly involved in this effort.

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