Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, third from right, and U.S. military senior leadership as they listen to President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Trump is proposing using U.S. cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military possibly being deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from within.”
Addressing an audience of military brass summoned to Quantico, Virginia, today, Trump was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to “woke” culture and announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness.
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