US EditionTrump, Hegseth to address top US commanders at secretive Quantico meeting
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump called over 800 military leaders to promote a warrior ethos and stricter standards at Quantico amid Pentagon culture debates.
- President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed over 800 senior U.S. military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, during a secretive and unscheduled meeting.
- Hegseth emphasized a restoration of traditional military values and criticized past military policies perceived as 'woke,' while outlining new directives, including gender-neutral physical fitness standards.
- Trump remarked that the meeting focused on military performance and morale, while also emphasizing the strength of U.S. nuclear capabilities.
- Critics, including military officials, have questioned the necessity and cost of the meeting, which some described as a political event rather than a military briefing.
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Hegseth Quantico Fiasco Included 70-Minute Ramble from Self-Absorbed Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military leaders Tuesday that “it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and the world. It’s a bad look. It is bad, and it’s not who we are.” He then yielded the stage to the third heaviest commander-in-chief in history, Donald Trump, who demonstrated his unfitness for command with an embarrassing stream-of-consciousness r…
Trump Jokingly Threatens U.S. Military Leaders After They Don't Applaud Him In Alarming Speech
MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's fragile ego took another hit Tuesday. The current POTUS and the former Fox News weekend host, reported alcoholic, and alleged abuser of women that Trump made Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, took the unprecedented step of forcing all of the United States military's top brass to gather in one room just to hear Hegseth and Trump speak.Almost 800 generals, admirals, and their senior enlisted leaders from …
'Bad optics': 'Vets slam 'unqualified' Trump official’s 'insulting' speech
On Tuesday, September 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gathered U.S. military generals for a speech that heavily emphasized culture-war themes. Hegseth railed against "wokeness" in the military, claiming that unqualified people were being promoted to senior positions based on racial and gender quotas. But the speech is drawing criticism from many veterans, some of whom argue that Hegseth needs to pay more attention to national security and les…
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