Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth attends a gathering with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the Pentagon, Monday, July 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein
The Division of Protection (DOD) is not going to take part in occasions with assume tanks, because it conducts a “thorough vetting” of occasions wherein the Pentagon can take part.
“To be able to make sure the Division of Protection shouldn’t be lending its identify and credibility to organizations, boards, and occasions that run counter to the values of this administration, the Division’s Workplace of Public Affairs will probably be conducting a radical vetting of each occasion the place Protection officers are invited to take part,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell informed The Epoch Instances on July 24.