John Ullyot, the former Pentagon spokesperson who resigned last week, also wrote a lengthy op-ed for Politico Magazine criticizing his former boss despite previously defending his nomination to lead the Defense Department. He predicted in his Sunday piece that Hegseth may be pushed out of his role sooner rather than later.

In at least two separate meetings Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused top-ranking military officers of leaking to the media and threatened to polygraph them.