The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon (opens in new tab)

Media-shy financier Stephen Feinberg has quietly amassed extraordinary influence over US military spendingThe only available video over the last 15 months of the official who really wields power in ’s Pentagon is a cartoon animation. Released in May on Stephen Feinberg, the 66-year-old billionaire founder of private equity giant Cerberus Capital Management, has served as the deputy undersecretary of defense since March 2025. His boss, defense secretary , makes frequent appearances with troops...