Hegseth's chief of staff fabricated a story about the two sneaking out to go drinking, but his motive behind the lie has Pentagon officials furious

Hegseth's chief of staff fabricated a story about the two sneaking out to go drinking, but his motive behind the lie has Pentagon officials furious

Pete Hegseth’s top aide, Ricky Buria, told people last year that he and the Defense Secretary had slipped past Hegseth’s security detail to go drinking at a local bar while disguised. The story is widely believed to be made up, likely a tactic to catch leakers inside the administration. It has since caused serious frustration among Pentagon officials over Buria’s outsized role in shaping US military policy. Two separate sources confirmed that Bu…