Fox News accidentally fired Pete Hegseth from the Defense Department a bit prematurely on Tuesday morning. Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade introduced Hegseth before their interview as the “former secretary” of defense on Tuesday before quickly correcting himself,

Between the personnel crises and the security lapses, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tenure has gone from bad to worse to humiliating.

Pete Hegseth's wife is reportedly causing tension at the Pentagon where there is growing frustration at Jennifer Hegseth's "near constant presence" at her embattled husband's side. The secretary of defense put up large photographs of his wife on the walls of a Pentagon conference room.

President Vance are standing by Hegseth despite the swirling controversy over his handling of the Defense Department.