National security adviser Mike Waltz came to the defense of President Donald Trump’s embroiled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the Pentagon has faced weeks of turmoil. From the alleged misuse of the unsecured messaging app Signal to the departure of several top staffers within the secretary’s office,

Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot said the Defence Department is overwhelmed by staff drama and turnover in the early months of Trump's second term

Joe Kasper, Hegseth’s chief of staff, is the fourth top official to be ousted in the last week amid turmoil at the Pentagon.

As questions swirl around the fate of the secretary of defense, former colleagues paint a troubling picture of Hegseth's Pentagon.