President Donald Trump threatened to fire top military leaders who disagree with him at a rare meeting with hundreds of top generals and admirals, while his defense secretary accused the Pentagon of suffering from weakness and "woke" decay.
The president told a packed meeting of commanders in Quantico, Virginia, "If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future, but you just feel nice and loose, ok?"
Mob boss speak. Remember, Republicans want this corruption.
At one point during his 72-minute address, Trump referenced a racial slur while discussing nuclear weapons. “I call it the N-word," he told his audience of mostly stone-faced officers. "There are two N-words and you can’t use either of them.”
And racism. Always have to have some racism in there
Hegseth, a former Fox News host, railed against "decay" at the Defense Department, telling the assembled commanders he would crack down on physical fitness and grooming standards, and throw out "woke" policies. He spoke of “fat generals and admirals.”
"If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, you should do the honorable thing and resign."
I am hoping these people understand the importance of 'do not comply in advance'. Make them work for every inch
Hegseth, who has long argued that women benefited from lowered fitness standards when they entered combat arms jobs during former President Barack Obama's administration, said the move "is not about preventing women from serving."
“President Trump offered no national security vision, just rambling grievances and partisan attacks," Meeks said in a statement. "Even worse, his call to use U.S. cities as ‘training grounds’ for the military is chilling. This is what dictators do."
Trump told the assembled generals and admirals of his plans to take on "the enemy within" using military power.
This is a clear signal of what he's going to do. People in the military need to be prepared for this. It's going to happen. They need to be prepared to say no.
“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,” Trump said.
Anyone that dismisses this warning wants it to happen or is completely useless.
