Pete Hegseth, fat generals
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday a slew of new personnel fitness and grooming directives going after “fat general” and
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced at a gathering of military officers that he expected more physical fitness from personnel in the U.S. military and criticized "fat generals and admirals." Hegseth said that he will impose a mandatory personal fitness test twice a year.
Top leaders were summoned so Hegseth could call them “fat” and Trump could threaten military action in U.S. cities and brag about himself.
Trump and Hegseth were addressing an auditorium packed with several hundred of the nation’s most seasoned military commanders summoned last-minute from around the world.
After the news was announced that generals, admirals, and other top military officials had to travel to Washington for a meeting, one retired general recalled a similar action in 1930s Germany. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered all top military leaders to attend a meeting on Tuesday,