Rogers Chaired Pentagon Planner

MichiganMike Rogers once chaired MITRE, which now coordinates Hegseth’s Project Meridian.

Tax filings show he earned over $420,000 on MITRE’s board in six years through 2023.

Project Meridian convenes weapons makers and tech leaders, including Elon Musk, to map the future of US warfare in Iran and beyond.

Rogers left in 2023 to run for Senate, and his campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

Michigan votes Tuesday, with a pollster finding Democrat Abdul El-Sayed narrowly ahead in late August.

How each outlet framed it

Drop Site News leans critical: traces Rogers' $420,000 MITRE board earnings to Project Meridian, linking his board pay to the Pentagon planning effort on Iran