據美國哥倫比亞廣播公司（CBS）、《國會山報》23日報道，美國國防部長赫格塞思近日要求將五角大樓一間休息室整修成了化妝室，供高級官員在出鏡前做準備。一些民主黨人火速在社交平臺X上發文諷刺抨擊赫格塞思這一舉動。

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

《國會山報》稱，五角大樓發言人證實了這一消息，但稱“休息室主要更換了部分家具，包括一把導演椅、一面化妝鏡和一盞補光燈，所有物品均來自現有庫存”，“涉及臺面由華盛頓總部服務處設施服務局內部加裝建造。”

"Most of the changes in the Green Room were furniture modifications — a director's style chair, mirror, and a makeup light — all of which were added from existing inventories," a Defense Department spokesperson told The Hill.

五角大樓一間休息室近日被整修成了化妝室 圖源：美國防部X官方賬號

《國會山報》提到，CBS稱此番翻新耗資數千美元，但五角大樓在X上對此予以否認。美國防部官員們說，他們在對空間進行改造時秉持了節儉原則。

“在此次升級改造過程中，我們刻意選擇保守路線，選用成本較低、有現成材料的解決方案，旨在為部長和其他要員提供所需支持和空間，以便他們在鏡頭前進行新聞發布相關活動。”上述發言人補充說。

CBS News reported that the refurbishment cost several thousand dollars, which the Pentagon denied in a post on the social platform X. Officials said they were modest when making the changes to the space. "For this upgrade we were deliberately conservative and opted for several less expensive, on-hand material solutions that provide the Secretary and other VIPs the needed support and space for on-camera press engagements," the spokesperson added.

報道提到，這一消息曝光后，部分民主黨人迅速在X平臺上發帖諷刺赫格塞思。

亞利桑那州聯邦參議員發了張施瓦辛格在電影《鐵血戰士》中涂抹黑色迷彩的動圖，并配文稱，“這才是我們國防部長唯一該化的妝。”

參議院少數黨領袖查克·舒默則抨擊稱，“有消息說，他在五角大樓最愛用的化妝品是遮瑕膏和遮蓋霜。”

還有民主黨眾議員表示，“赫格塞思一再使用私人電話泄露正在進行的軍事行動，這是玩忽職守，現在又在浪費納稅人的錢。在五角大樓搞化妝室對軍隊有什么幫助？他應該辭職。”

此次改造計劃曝光之際，赫格塞思正陷入“信號門2.0”。多家外媒4月20日曝光其所涉另一樁“信號門”事件，指認他除在一名記者“誤入”的美國國家安全高官群聊中分享打擊也門胡塞武裝方案外，還在一私人群聊中幾乎同步分享了相同信息。群聊中有他的妻子、弟弟和私人律師。部分民主黨人要求其引咎辭職，但特朗普核心圈層仍在支持赫格塞思。

The modifications to the space come as Hegseth has found himself at the center of another scandal regarding the use of Signal to share attack plans. He was first criticized last month for sharing sensitive information via the encrypted app when a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat with top Trump officials. Some Democrats have called on him to resign, but those in President Trump's orbit have largely held steady in their support for the former morning show host.

來源：環球網 CBS 國會山報

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