US EditionHegseth Declares End to ‘Politically Correct’ Leadership in US Military in Speech to Top Generals
New directives impose tougher fitness and grooming standards and scrap diversity rules to boost military readiness, with officials warning these changes may risk past protections, experts say.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced new military standards at a meeting in Virginia, emphasizing the "highest male standards" in physical fitness for all combat jobs, which he described as "gender neutral."
- Hegseth criticized the presence of "fat generals and admirals" in the Pentagon and mandated that all service members pass two physical fitness tests each year.
- President Donald Trump supported Hegseth’s changes, stating, "If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it."
- Hegseth emphasized a renewed focus on military appearance and discipline, declaring, "the era of unacceptable appearance is over.
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Leaked messages reveal stunning plan to deploy elite military division to Dem city
Top Trump administration officials were discussing plans to deploy an elite military division to Portland, Oregon, according to leaked text messages reviewed and reported on by the Minnesota Star Tribune late Friday.“Between you and I, I think [Defense Secretary] Pete [Hegseth] just wants the top co...
Hegseth Mulled Sending 82nd Airborne to Portland
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considered sending an elite U.S. Army strike force to Portland, Ore., to quell protests that President Donald Trump has characterized as ‘lawless mayhem,’ according to images of messages,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. “The messages, casually exchanged last weekend in a crowded, public space, show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne, an in…
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The Independent (US)Trump officials considered deploying 82nd Airborne to Portland, texts show
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly considered deploying an elite Army unit to Portland, Oregon, to address protests President Donald Trump called “lawless mayhem,” according to text messages
How the Star Tribune reported on text messages between senior Trump Administration officials.
A top Trump Administration official, Anthony Salisbury, indiscreetly discussed sending the Army’s 82nd Airborne into Portland, Oregon with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s top aide, according to messages shared with the Star Tribune.
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