Secretary Hegseth cancels senior Defense participation at Aspen Security Forum, slamming it as promoting globalism, anti‑American views and hatred of the president.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth withdrew around a dozen top Department of Defense officials from speaking at this year’s Aspen Security Forum, Hegseth confirms. Approximately a dozen senior Pentagon officials,

The Pentagon pulled senior Defense Department officials from the Aspen Security Forum on Monday, a day before the four-day summit in Colorado was set to begin. Why it matters: The bipartisan national security forum has attracted Republican and Democratic administration officials for years.