Hegseth Claims IRS Targeted Him With ‘Rushed’ Tax Audit

The claim comes amid reports that the Department of Government Efficiency is auditing the agency.

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on as he meets with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 14, 2025. Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday said that he and his wife were targeted in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax audit and posted a document stating he owed the agency more than $33,000.

In a post on social media platform X, Hegseth alleged that the Biden administration “rushed an ‘audit’” against him that he described as a “total sham.”