# Questions raised over Jennifer Hegseth’s consulting payments from firm that worked with Lockheed Martin

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pete-hegseths-wife-skewered-over-new-report-she-was-paid-by-trump-linked-firm-that-worked-for-lockheed-martin-as-knives-come-out-for-her-husband/
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:18:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T18:40:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16268713/Pete-Hegseths-wife-skewered-new-report-paid-Trump-linked-firm-worked-Lockheed-Martin-knives-come-husband.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Jennifer Hegseth was paid by a firm that has worked with Lockheed Martin.
- The disclosed filing did not state how much she received.
- Watchtower says her work involved conservative television media, not defence advice.

## Summary

Jennifer Hegseth reportedly received consulting payments from Watchtower Strategy, a Republican public relations firm that has worked with Lockheed Martin, a major Pentagon contractor. The arrangement has prompted questions about possible ethics concerns because she has reportedly joined meetings on Pentagon matters with her husband, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

The payments were disclosed in Pete Hegseth’s annual financial filing, but the amount was not specified. Lockheed Martin reported at least $75 billion in revenue last year, including $72 billion from defence, and has received more Pentagon spending than any other firm during the second Trump administration, according to the article. Watchtower said Jennifer Hegseth helped it navigate conservative television media, had no contact with its clients and offered no advice on defence matters.

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