By Molly Goddard
2:10am PDT, Apr 22, 2025
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Former chief Pentagon spokesman
John Ullyot is recounting the behind-the-scenes drama at the Department of Defense.
In a Sunday, April 20, article for
Politico, the ex-staffer detailed the alleged turmoil going on with Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth at the helm.
Keep reading to see what he had to say about the "month of total chaos at the Pentagon."
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John Ullyot — who resigned from his position last week — wrote a story for
Politico entitled the "Month From Hell," in which he makes the case that Pete Hegseth will be a major problem for President
Donald Trump.
"It's hard to see Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remaining in his role for much longer," Ullyot claimed. "In short, the building is in disarray under Hegseth's leadership."
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One of John Ullyot's biggest points of contention was how Pete Hegseth treated his former advisors
Dan Caldwell and
Darin Selnick after they departed their jobs and what he stands to lose without them.
"In the aftermath, Defense Department officials working for Hegseth tried to smear the aides anonymously to reporters, claiming they were fired for leaking sensitive information as part of an investigation ordered earlier this month," Ullyot said. "Yet none of this is true. While the department said that it would conduct polygraph tests as part of the probe, not one of the three has been given a lie detector test. In fact, at least one of them has told former colleagues that
investigators advised him he was about to be cleared officially of any wrongdoing. Unfortunately, Hegseth's team has developed a habit of spreading flat-out, easily debunked falsehoods anonymously about their colleagues on their way out the door. Hegseth is now presiding over a strange and baffling purge that will leave him without his two closest advisers of over a decade."
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According to John Ullyot, the alleged madness is not over: "More
firings may be coming, according to rumors in the building," he warned of the Pete Hegseth-led department.
"There are very likely more shoes to drop in short order, with even bigger bombshell stories coming this week, key Pentagon reporters have been telling sources privately," the ex-employee added.
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John Ullyot made it clear it's in Donald Trump's best interest as well as the
country's to part ways with Pete Hegseth.
"The president deserves better than the current
mishegoss at the Pentagon," he emphasized. "Given his record of holding prior Cabinet leaders accountable, many in the secretary's own inner circle will applaud quietly if Trump chooses to do the same in short order at the top of the Defense Department."
