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What role does the woman of Trump’s Defense Minister play?
04/24/2025 – 02:59 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
She was a member of a chat about US attacks and was there at the meeting with a British minister. Does Jennifer Rauchet influence the US defense minister?
The woman at the side of US defense minister Pete Hegseth is increasingly moving into the interests of the political observers. Since a report that Hegseth has shared secret information in a chat with his family, whether Jennifer Rauchet is more than just his wife – such as a political consultant?
She already caused a sensation during the hearings for his confirmation by the Senate. She was present at almost every session, which a Senate employee described as unusual to CNN. “She was present at every single of his meetings with Republican senators, which we do not know from any candidate for a specific office,” said the consultant. Now this could also be explained by the fact that Hegseth was criticized for personal affairs – he was accused of abuse, among other things. His wife could simply be there for mental support or as part of her PR work for him.
However, since the family chat has become known for signal on US attacks, Jennifer Rauche’s role has been questioned by political observers and republicans. According to CNN information, the Ministry of Defense is said to have been applied for to give it a security approval. However, it is unclear whether this was fulfilled. Hegseth has already housed his brother Phil and his lawyer Tim Parlatore in the Ministry of Defense.
According to the broadcaster, Jennifer Rauchet is said to have been present at at least one official meeting in the Pentagon, between her husband Pete and the British Defense Minister John Healey. The then Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot, who has now spoken out against Hegseth, told CNN that Jennifer Rauchet was “the Minister of Defense, and she is always welcome in the Pentagon”. However, she left the meeting before confidential information was discussed, the Ministry said.
The “Wall Street Journal” even reported two meetings in which Jennifer Rauchet was present. It is also said to have participated in a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, which was about the support of Ukraine. So far, nothing is known of an official position in the US government.
The presence at such meetings apparently worries employees in the Pentagon. “I have never seen in my professional life that a spouse took part in a meeting with colleagues from other countries, in which he or she spoke about essential questions in connection with our relationships with these foreign armed forces,” said an official to CNN.
According to official representations, Jennifer Hegseth, who was once a moderator at Fox News, helps coordinate media work. It is not unusual that ministers and president exchange ideas with their life partners. Nancy Reagan was known to have a major impact on President Ronald Reagan, especially with regard to his closest group of consultants. She is attributed to having determined important personnel decisions. In addition, she believed in astrology and is said to have influenced decisions by the president with astrological advice. Hillary Clinton was also politically active and played an official role in reforming the health system. The signal chats and the presence in an official conversation with an ally go beyond this.
In August 2017, Rauchet gave birth to the first child together of her and Hegseth, and a month later Deering filed the divorce from Hegseth. In 2019 he and the moderator married.
