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Joe Rogan backs Hegseth’s war on ‘woke garbage,’ ‘fat generals’
Secretary Hegseth ordered twice-yearly fitness tests and male combat benchmarks to replace diversity programs, aiming to refocus the military on lethality and combat readiness.
- On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, addressed about 800 admirals and generals at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, with President Donald Trump present, unveiling 10 Department of War directives.
- Amid the administration's effort to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Pete Hegseth argued they promoted quotas over competence, framing personnel changes as key to restoring lethality.
- The plan mandates all service members meet male combat standards, pass twice-yearly fitness tests, perform daily physical training, and undergo body-fat measurements and height/weight checks.
- Across the aisle, critics warned that Sen. Jack Reed said, `While American forces confront real threats across the globe, Mr. Hegseth and President Trump chose to pull generals and admirals away from their missions to listen to hours of political grievances.`
- Longer-Term, the changes could affect recruitment and retention, reshape unit composition, alter grooming and training frequency, and invite civil liberties and international law scrutiny.
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MAINTENANCE - The former spokesman of the Pentagon is concerned, among other things, about the obsession to deploy troops in the big cities against an ill-defined "enemy".
The army has not been spared from identity-political excesses in recent years, but Pete Hegseth's martial call for more "warrior ethos" also shows that the troops under Trump are in a sense crisis.
Donald Trump wants to use American cities as training grounds for the military. Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is lecturing his generals, who he thinks are too fat and untrained.
'Wow': Gavin Newsom’s Latest Shot at Trump Backfires on Pete Hegseth Too, Leaving Fans Zooming In on the Unexpected Twist and Laughing at the Fallout
Pete Hegseth tried to lay down the law on military fitness, but his tough talk instantly backfired. His remarks that “fat troops” and “fat generals” have no place in the ranks sparked a firestorm online—one that quickly turned its focus to Donald Trump’s waistline. It didn’t take long for the internet to turn Hegseth’s message upside down with memes that dragged Trump’s waistline, and Gavin Newsom piled on with a savage jab that left the preside…
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