WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don't support his agenda.

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.

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday told the U.S. military’s senior-most officers that he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals” or overweight troops. Addressing a crowded

Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives while speaking to military commanders at a meeting in Quantico, Virginia.

"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals wandering the halls of the Pentagon," Hegseth said as he addressed the generals and admirals.

"The View" co-hosts took issue with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth talking to military officers on Tuesday about increasing fitness standards, accusing him of "fat-shaming" U.S. troops.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is delivering a motivational speech on “warrior ethos” to the U.S. military’s top generals and admirals in Quantico, Virgina, with President Donald Trump in attendance. As many as 1,

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they do not support his agenda.