Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just spiked the football on former Fox News colleague Jennifer Griffin after she posted a Democrat query on why he spent over $137,000 in taxpayer funds repairing his home.

Griffin wrote:

 
But it turns out Hegseth didn’t request this at all. And it was the Associated Press who brought the facts on this to light.

Hegseth just posted the article and jabbed Griffin for not getting the facts herself:

Here’s the article from the AP:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not request more than $137,000 in repairs and upgrades to military housing at Fort McNair that will become his official residence, according to a U.S. official familiar with the work order, who says the Army undertook the repairs on its own since the more than 100-year-old home had sat vacant for a year and needed security upgrades.

The cost of the repairs — including almost $50,000 being spent on new paint — came to light in a Jan. 30 notification to Congress from the Army.

The notification prompted calls for greater transparency by some Democratic lawmakers who sought answers on why the cost was necessary and whether Hegseth would reimburse the government through rental payments for the military-provided housing, as other senior executive service defense officials are required to do.

The Army chose the home on Fort McNair for Hegseth based on what was available, and Hegseth didn’t seek the repairs, some of which are needed to bolster safety for the defense secretary, who is sixth in the line of succession, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss details of Hegseth’s housing and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Hegseth’s immediate predecessor, Lloyd Austin, elected to live in a private residence he purchased.

In a statement, the Army said it “performs routine maintenance and repairs to all residences between tenants to meet occupancy standards, regardless of rank and position. Historic homes typically have higher costs due to their size and the intricate details associated with the era they were constructed.”