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U.S. officials detected unidentified drones flying above a Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and War Department Secretary Pete Hegseth live, according to a report published Wednesday.
The drones were observed over Fort McNair, a military installation in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported, citing three people briefed on the matter.
Officials have not determined where the drones originated, according to the report, which cited two of the people familiar with the situation. The sightings prompted officials to consider relocating Rubio and Hegseth for security reasons, though the two Cabinet members have not moved.
The U.S. military has been monitoring potential threats more closely amid heightened security concerns linked to the ongoing war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, according to the report.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell declined to discuss the drone activity when contacted by the Washington Post.
“The department cannot comment on the secretary’s [Hegseth’s] movements for security reasons, and reporting on such movements is grossly irresponsible,” Parnell said in a statement.
RSBN previously reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi recently moved from her Washington, D.C., apartment to housing on a military base in the capital region after receiving threats to her life, according to multiple reports.
The relocation occurred within the past month after federal law enforcement officials warned of threats linked to drug cartels and criticism surrounding her handling of files connected to financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A senior official said the threats against Bondi intensified following the Trump administration’s capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.
Bondi is the latest senior official in the Trump administration to move into secure military housing in or near Washington amid rising threats from protesters, foreign adversaries, and other groups.
