Pentagon employees were ousted after ‘turf war’ in Hegseth’s office: source

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — The dismissal of three key Pentagon aides in recent days followed a bureaucratic turf war fueled by ego and personality clashes — rather than sweeping philosophical differences as some suggested, The Post has learned. Pentagon senior adviser Dan Caldwell, former deputy chief of staff Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, former chief of staff to the deputy secretary of defense, were each escorted out of the building in a series of firings last week that occurred as a result of an investigation into leaks from officials. Caldwell denied in an interview with Tucker Carlson Monday that he’d leaked information, and claimed he was targeted for his policy views.