Phil Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's younger brother, is a Department of Homeland Security liaison to the Defense Department, the Pentagon confirmed to the Associated Press. He's a former public affairs advisor to the Hudson Institute think tank where,

Jennifer Hegseth has attended high-level meetings with foreign defense officials, and Phil Hegseth is now a top aide at the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing more criticism after an exclusive piece in the Wall Street Journal reported there