An adviser to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been ousted amid a "staffing shakeup," according to a Saturday report.
CBS News reported over the weekend that Justin Fulcher, a senior staffer at the Pentagon and adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "has been ousted, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday."
Fulcher was previously involved in a reported altercation between Hegseth and another official.
"Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. He was then later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Hegseth," according to the report. "In April, a Pentagon spokesperson announced Fulcher's role as a part of a new Defense Department leadership team, along with Marine Col. Ricky Buria and Patrick Weaver -- both Hegseth aides -- and chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. It was created after sensitive military plans regarding an attack on the Houthis in Yemen were shared in a chat on the Signal messaging app in March between Hegseth and other top Trump administration officials."
The report continues:
"Hegseth's office has seen a staffing shakeup in the wake of the Signal scandal. In March, Hegseth senior adviser Dan Caldwell and deputy chief of staff Dan Selnick were fired amid a leak probe, while his chief of staff Joe Kasper, was transitioned to a new role as a special government employee handling 'special projects.'"
