Washington DC, March 31 -- The US Department of War on Monday (local time) strongly denied allegations that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth or his representatives approached investment giant BlackRock regarding any potential deal, calling the claims "entirely false and fabricated."

In a post on X, Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed the reports as a "baseless, dishonest smear designed to mislead the public," and demanded an "immediate retraction".

"Neither Secretary Hegseth nor any of his representatives approached BlackRock about any such investment," Parnell stated, asserting that the department remains committed to "the highest standards of ethics and strict adherence to all applicable laws and regulations."

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