"President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the "invasion from within." Addressing an audience of military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military's role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to "woke" culture and announced new directives for troops"
"The dual messages underscored the Trump administration's efforts not only to reshape contemporary Pentagon culture but to enlist military resources for the president's priorities and decidedly domestic purposes, including quelling unrest and violent crime. "We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military," Trump said. He noted at another point: "We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms.""
"Hegseth called hundreds of military leaders and their top advisers from around the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico without publicly revealing the reason. His address largely focused on long-used talking points that painted a picture of a military that has been hamstrung by "woke" policies, and he said military leaders should "do the honorable thing and resign" if they don't like his new approach."
President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and characterized domestic unrest as an "invasion from within." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of military leaders to Quantico and declared an end to "woke" culture, announcing new directives that include "gender-neutral" or "male-level" physical fitness standards. The administration seeks to reshape Pentagon culture and to deploy military resources for domestic priorities such as quelling unrest and violent crime. The hastily called, unexplained gathering of admirals and generals, including those from conflict zones, centered on race and gender issues, reflecting the elevation of culture wars into national security discussions.
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