All posts tagged "Ricky Buria"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's top aide reportedly gossiped with his colleagues that he and the Pentagon boss had worn disguises and went out for drinks together — an alleged plot to try to discover potential leakers inside the department, according to a report Friday from The New York Post.

Ricky Buria, Hegseth's chief of staff, started spreading the rumor in early 2025 and created a story that he and Hegseth had evaded the secretary's security detail while at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Pentagon City, the outlet reported.

"There’s no proof that the great escape actually happened, but the tale has reverberated within the administration and stoked continued frustration with Buria’s powerful role leading US military policy," according to The Post. ...

A war has erupted between the Pentagon and the White House over the actions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's acting chief of staff, according to The Washington Post.

Ricky Buria, a recently retired Marine Corps colonel, reportedly tried and failed to oust Matthew A. McNitt, who coordinates personnel policy as White House liaison at the Pentagon. White House officials "intervened" to prevent Buria from achieving his goal, the report said.

The Post called it an "unusual dispute that marks the latest instance of infighting among a staff plagued by disagreement and distrust" that "appears to have shaken a fragile agreement between Hegseth and the White House."...