Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promptly rebuked an accusation that he is wasting taxpayer dollars because of repairs happening at his government-provided housing, noting that the repairs to the residence were scheduled even before he took office.
Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro sent the new leader of the Pentagon a letter dated Feb. 7, demanding that he answer for $137,297 in painting and other upgrades to his new government residence.
The letter was published by Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin, who snarkily asked why the expenses were necessary “in light of DOGE efforts to save tax payer money.”
Schultz and DeLauro asked for a response by Feb. 21. But Hegseth was ready with his answer just a few hours later.
“Fake News of the Day,” he wrote on X, noting that such was “not surprising” from Griffin and the Democrats, calling them the “same thing.”