Cracked Windshield in Hegseth's Plane Prompts 'Unscheduled Landing' in UK
Above: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 15, 2025. Image copyright: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Hegseth's unscheduled landing caps off a consequential trip to Brussels, where he warned the U.S. will "impose costs on Russia" if it does not take steps to end its war with Ukraine.
Establishment-critical narrative
No members of the Pentagon press corps were traveling with Hegseth at the time of this incident, as was customary with previous defense secretaries. Instead of covering this situation, reporters were unfortunately clearing out their workstations at the Pentagon after rejecting its concerning new rules for journalists.
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