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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."

Newsom quoted Hegseth's speech and suggested that Trump, as Commander-in-Chief, should take note, sharing an unflattering image of him. , US News, Times Now

Hegseth added that the look of overweight troops was “completely unacceptable”, adding that all fitness tests would be set to male benchmarks only.

Hegseth said the U.S. military has promoted too many leaders for the wrong reasons based on race, gender quotas and “historic firsts.” “The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now at every level,

President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel.