Hegseth Builds Secret MAGA Influencer Army—on Pentagon Payroll

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is secretly building an army of veterans turned influencers. The Department of Defense has employed a number of conservative military veterans with large social media followings in civilian government roles, The Washington Post reported Sunday. It’s not exactly clear what their official roles or assignments are, but these influencers are boosting Hegseth’s pet culture war issues and attacking the Trump administration’s critics. Among the veterans currently…