Trump, Hegseth Fat-Shame Generals, Test Loyalties in Manic Military Rant

Real Hegseth quote about 'fat generals and admirals' spreads online

The defense secretary called a gathering of top military officials at the Quantico base in Virginia.

MORGAN MURPHY: Pete Hegseth Fat Shames Generals At A Time When Standards Matter

Ask any soldier and airman about doing a physical fitness test with a senior officer. You’ll likely hear about test administrators who look the other way

Trump: US cities should be military ‘training grounds’

What happenedPresident Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Tuesday addressed hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals hastily summoned from around the world to a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Hegseth said he planned to toughen physical fitness and grooming standards and root out “fat generals” and “woke” ideologies that he claimed hamstrung the military’s lethality. Trump said he wanted the military to fight the “enemy withi…

Trump, Hegseth fat-shame generals, test loyalties in manic military rant

Donald Trump said the military should use U.S. cities as training grounds in a bizarre speech to top-ranking military brass called by Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth takes aim at 'fat generals and admirals' at Pentagon

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The Hegseth hypocrisy: Fat-shaming top generals in land of McDonald Trump

When top US Generals from across the world were called for a meeting, the American media speculated that something very important was coming up. However, in the meeting, US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, attacked them for being fat. It's plain hypocrisy in a nation of Big Macs and endless refills, where obesity costs $173 billion annually. Hegseth's boss, President Trump, promotes burgers and sodas.