The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

A feud between the secretary's advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

Kilmeade pointed out Tuesday that many of the employees let go from the Pentagon were people that Hegseth brought on as close allies and were shown the door without even being asked to show the contents of their phones, something you’d expect in any leak investigation.