BRUSSELS — Trump administration officials at the Pentagon invited a far-right activist, Jack Posobiec, to participate in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip overseas, according to a planning document obtained by The Washington Post and people familiar with the decision, triggering alarm among U.S. defense officials worried about the military being dragged into partisan warfare.
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The Pentagon’s media invitation to Posobiec, a podcaster with millions of followers online, comes as the Trump administration signals a desire to use the U.S. military in unconventional ways domestically, fueling concern that the nonpartisan institution could be employed for overtly political purposes.