Who knew that a tie could spark an international incident? Pete Hegseth, that's who. A much-needed reality check on Hegseth's "tiegate" from Gary Kasparov: "The problem with the Trump administration isn’t their Russian ties, but their ties with Russia."

A top Kremlin official celebrated Pete Hegseth's 'Russian tie' after the Defense Secretary was accused of sending a coded message of support to Russia.

Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Special Envoy to Vladimir Putin for investment and economic cooperation, took to X to applaud Hegseth's controversial fashion choice this week.

Dmitriev posted a Russian flag emoji above a picture of Hegseth wearing a red, white and blue striped tie to a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.

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