He's Pete Hegseth's Wealth Manager. He Also Pushes "Pro-Israel Policies" Like War With Iran.
Source: Mother Jones
The mostly unmemorable event was held at a midtown Manhattan restaurant to honor former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, then a potential presidential candidate yet to fall from Donald Trumps graces. But one notable aside came when Hegseth singled out the IHFs honorary chairman, Jonathan Burkan, saying they had become friends.
Jon has a force of personality that you will never underestimate, Hegseth said, before adding. He manages my money now. Its true.
Burkan, who works at Morgan Stanley, remained Hegseths wealth manager after the TV personality became defense secretary last year. A person with knowledge of the arrangement said Burkan works most closely with Hegseths wife, Jennifer Rauchet, who manages the couples finances and also functions as a Pentagon adviser.
Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/pete-hegesth-israel-morgan-stanley-jonathan-burkan/
I feel like it is not exclusively the Republicans that are in the business of warmongering but like basically everything else that is "bipartisan" to some level, the Republicans are on the wrong side of the issue statistically.