Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a rare meeting of the most senior military leadership in the U.S. that they must „prepare for war“.
„From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: Warfighting,“ Hegseth said in his speech, referring to the name now used by the Trump administration for the Department of Defense.
„Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.“
War on obesity. Is it some sort of a weight loss MLM grift?
BigDaddyBain on
“No more humanitarian missions – genuine or otherwise.”
Pete Kegsbreath, circa 2025
Sumif on
We need to give gold medals to Republicans for their mental gymnastics. Two of the biggest reasons they claimed to vote for Trump is “high inflation” and “wars don’t happen under Trump”. Right off the bat this dude straight up raises prices via tariffs and literally renames DOD to Dept. of War. I’m honestly impressed.
Edit: I’ve never had a comment explode like this before. And this thread in general has blown up. I wonder what happens if I edited it to be a pro-Trump comment? Would people revert their votes? Would it be removed? I’ve never thought about it until now.
godsenfrik on
> he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals”
Is he going to hold the commander in chief to the same standard?
Jaded_Attempt_4554 on
It was so awkward when he walked off stage, not a single bit of applause.
Careless_Ad3968 on
Against Americans, can’t have those Uncle Sam dollars going abroad. To avoid tariffs, all wars will be waged in the USA.
westgazer on
But I was told this was the no war administration
Maybe_its_Pandas on
“I cherish peace with all my heart. I don’t care how many men, women, and children I have to kill to get it.” -Peacemaker (Pete-maker?)
Pockydo on
Wait a moment I thought we didn’t vote for Harris because she was gonna start a war
gvillecrimelaw on
War is Peace
1984
_byetony_ on
Imagine being called in from all over the world for this bullshit
CitySeekerTron on
>“Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.“
War is Peace.
Megotaku on
„Prepare for war because we love peace.“ Truly beyond parody at this point. The good news here is that since the U.S. is falling to totalitarianism and the military has struggled to find recruits for years, these new „standards“ that in no way improve military readiness are going to guarantee our military will never be combat ready when Trump tries to take us to war.
theshape1078 on
He doesn’t want fat generals? What about Trump’s big fat ass? Isn’t he the commander in chief? Bunker bitch better hit the gym then.
linecookdaddy on
So he called generals from around the world to DC to tell them they’re fat and no more beards?
That’s it?!?
Pale-and-Willing on
They flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
screendoorblinds on
“I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,” Trump said.
Canadian_mk11 on
…on the American people.
The last sentence says it all:
„‚I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,‘ Trump said.“
Way to bury the lede, Newsweek.
SensitiveAd6329 on
no fat generals?… how about no fucking fat presidents, you fucking alcoholic, rapist, womanizer.
GayForPay on
You flew people from around the world to tell them that? Like, that’s their actual job. I don’t think they needed to be reminded of that in person.
If that was the message, you just wasted a bunch of very serious people’s time.
Martag02 on
This mother fucker is going to tell them to open fire on US citizens. The left is their current „greatest threat.“
shibery on
This is embarrassing. He is making this incoherent rambling to the most senior people in the US Military. I guess it makes it convenient they are in the same location. Makes it easier to have splinter groups to discuss a possible coup to save the world.
7askingforafriend on
Did anyone else read the part about meeting the “male” acceptance level? Is this coded for using it to kick out women in military?
BROADWAY_DAD on
This speech sounded better in German.
RJ5R on
Yep The other candidate said this all would happen.
DatGuy83 on
Pete only wants hot, in shape, male Generals. The kind that he really wants to get a beer with or go on a walk and talk about Warrior Something or whatever. He wants to be surrounded by big strong, clean shaven, handsome men. He won’t be happy until the only thing he sees is tight washboard abs and well defined Adonis Belts.
He gets rock hard just thinking about it
Personal_Chicken_598 on
Anyone fired for not meeting PT requirements should be allowed to challenge Hegseth to single unarmed combat. If they win they get to keep their job
EchoRex on
„Hard PT“ from the dude who couldn’t do a full rep of *anything* in a video that *he* had made.
„No dudes in dresses“ from the guy who built the first makeup studio in the Pentagon.
„No DEI“ from the bro whose only qualification was being a white male fox news talking head.
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
All capped by Trump’s blatant authoritarianism power grab of saying he can fire military officers without cause other than him not liking them.
connyd1234 on
I just turned into the live stream to see The President of the United States talk for about two minutes straight to a room of generals about how the previous presidents were terrible people and how the way they walked down stairs was bad, but how he himself is so good with walking down stairs.
Y’know, there were a lot of moments where I felt like we were cooked as a nation, but I think this is truly the moment where I realized that it’s actually that bad. I’ve genuinely never felt so much dread and despair to how far we’ve fallen.
Boston_06 on
War with who? The Dems?
It’s wild to see firsthand how a fascist state is born. Makes the slow rise of Hitler seem a bit less shocking while simultaneously seem even more disturbing.
Dbloc11 on
Funny that he says he wants to be ready for modern war, and everyone needs to be in top physical shape.. Yet a 91 lb Ukranian woman who used to be a teacher is sitting on 700 drone kills…
Dude knows nothing of modern war, and all this coming from a shit bag drunk.
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By Martha McHardy and Shane Croucher |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a rare meeting of the most senior military leadership in the U.S. that they must „prepare for war“.
„From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: Warfighting,“ Hegseth said in his speech, referring to the name now used by the Trump administration for the Department of Defense.
„Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.“
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But we’ve always been at war with Eastasia
Is the war in the room with us right now?
Pete’s been drinking again.
War on obesity. Is it some sort of a weight loss MLM grift?
“No more humanitarian missions – genuine or otherwise.”
Pete Kegsbreath, circa 2025
We need to give gold medals to Republicans for their mental gymnastics. Two of the biggest reasons they claimed to vote for Trump is “high inflation” and “wars don’t happen under Trump”. Right off the bat this dude straight up raises prices via tariffs and literally renames DOD to Dept. of War. I’m honestly impressed.
Edit: I’ve never had a comment explode like this before. And this thread in general has blown up. I wonder what happens if I edited it to be a pro-Trump comment? Would people revert their votes? Would it be removed? I’ve never thought about it until now.
> he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals”
Is he going to hold the commander in chief to the same standard?
It was so awkward when he walked off stage, not a single bit of applause.
Against Americans, can’t have those Uncle Sam dollars going abroad. To avoid tariffs, all wars will be waged in the USA.
But I was told this was the no war administration
“I cherish peace with all my heart. I don’t care how many men, women, and children I have to kill to get it.” -Peacemaker (Pete-maker?)
Wait a moment I thought we didn’t vote for Harris because she was gonna start a war
War is Peace
1984
Imagine being called in from all over the world for this bullshit
>“Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.“
War is Peace.
„Prepare for war because we love peace.“ Truly beyond parody at this point. The good news here is that since the U.S. is falling to totalitarianism and the military has struggled to find recruits for years, these new „standards“ that in no way improve military readiness are going to guarantee our military will never be combat ready when Trump tries to take us to war.
He doesn’t want fat generals? What about Trump’s big fat ass? Isn’t he the commander in chief? Bunker bitch better hit the gym then.
So he called generals from around the world to DC to tell them they’re fat and no more beards?
That’s it?!?
They flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
“I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,” Trump said.
…on the American people.
The last sentence says it all:
„‚I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,‘ Trump said.“
Way to bury the lede, Newsweek.
no fat generals?… how about no fucking fat presidents, you fucking alcoholic, rapist, womanizer.
You flew people from around the world to tell them that? Like, that’s their actual job. I don’t think they needed to be reminded of that in person.
If that was the message, you just wasted a bunch of very serious people’s time.
This mother fucker is going to tell them to open fire on US citizens. The left is their current „greatest threat.“
This is embarrassing. He is making this incoherent rambling to the most senior people in the US Military. I guess it makes it convenient they are in the same location. Makes it easier to have splinter groups to discuss a possible coup to save the world.
Did anyone else read the part about meeting the “male” acceptance level? Is this coded for using it to kick out women in military?
This speech sounded better in German.
Yep The other candidate said this all would happen.
Pete only wants hot, in shape, male Generals. The kind that he really wants to get a beer with or go on a walk and talk about Warrior Something or whatever. He wants to be surrounded by big strong, clean shaven, handsome men. He won’t be happy until the only thing he sees is tight washboard abs and well defined Adonis Belts.
He gets rock hard just thinking about it
Anyone fired for not meeting PT requirements should be allowed to challenge Hegseth to single unarmed combat. If they win they get to keep their job
„Hard PT“ from the dude who couldn’t do a full rep of *anything* in a video that *he* had made.
„No dudes in dresses“ from the guy who built the first makeup studio in the Pentagon.
„No DEI“ from the bro whose only qualification was being a white male fox news talking head.
Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
All capped by Trump’s blatant authoritarianism power grab of saying he can fire military officers without cause other than him not liking them.
I just turned into the live stream to see The President of the United States talk for about two minutes straight to a room of generals about how the previous presidents were terrible people and how the way they walked down stairs was bad, but how he himself is so good with walking down stairs.
Y’know, there were a lot of moments where I felt like we were cooked as a nation, but I think this is truly the moment where I realized that it’s actually that bad. I’ve genuinely never felt so much dread and despair to how far we’ve fallen.
War with who? The Dems?
It’s wild to see firsthand how a fascist state is born. Makes the slow rise of Hitler seem a bit less shocking while simultaneously seem even more disturbing.
Funny that he says he wants to be ready for modern war, and everyone needs to be in top physical shape.. Yet a 91 lb Ukranian woman who used to be a teacher is sitting on 700 drone kills…
Dude knows nothing of modern war, and all this coming from a shit bag drunk.