Justin Fulcher was at the center of two unusual controversies, and officials had speculated in recent days that his days on Hegseth’s staff were numbered.

The defense secretary demanded to know why a former DOGE team lead thought he had the authority to call law enforcement on his subordinate.

Defense secretary allegedly questioned what gave the DOGE staffer the authority to evict someone from government property ...

The angry confrontation arose from claims the DOGE official had summoned law enforcement to remove a subordinate from the building.

A White House official clarified to CNN that when the president referred to ‘secondary tariffs,’ he meant 100% tariffs on ...