Pete Hegseth’s Wife Gets In On Trump 2.0’s Lucrative Swamp Bonanza

Jennifer Hegseth, wife of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has been paid for consulting by Watchtower Strategy, a firm with ties to President Donald Trump, according to Politico. Lockheed Martin, a major weapons contractor, counted among Watchtower's clients in 2025, and Jennifer Hegseth's father is a Lockheed Martin executive. The arrangement adds to a stream of ethics complaints surrounding the second Trump administration, according to Daily Caller.

A Watchtower spokesperson told Politico the firm sought out a former top Fox News producer for her knowledge of conservative television, and that she helped the company deal with that media world. The spokesperson said she never dealt with clients and gave no counsel on defense matters. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Hegseths follow every applicable ethics rule and are devoted to serving troops, the president and the public.

Watchdog groups and congressional Democrats have leveled corruption accusations at the administration, citing the Trump family's cryptocurrency business, pardons for wealthy donors and crypto-linked figures such as Changpeng Zhao, and a presidential ballroom project bankrolled by corporate and billionaire gifts. Several polls ahead of the 2026 midterms ranked political corruption among voters' leading worries.

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