Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proudly shared the news Monday that some Texas National Guard troops who didn’t meet physical fitness standards have been replaced.

Hegseth, who has said that “fat troops” and “fat generals” are unbecoming of the U.S. military, declared that “standards are back” in his department after some in the Texas National Guard were seen showing up in Illinois apparently overweight.

A photograph by the Associated Press’ Erin Hooley of the Texas troops arriving just outside Chicago, where Donald Trump has been aiming to deploy them to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, went viral.

It’s unclear if any of the troops in the photograph were removed from duty, and how many. The Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to a request for c

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