LIVE: Trump and Hegseth address hundreds of military leaders
Watch live as President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth address hundreds of U.S. military officials in person. The Pentagon suddenly asked top commanders from around the world to convene at a base in Virginia without publicly revealing the reason.
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President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He's suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the "invasion from within." Addressing military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia on Tuesday, 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 that include "gender-neutral" or "male-level" standards for physical fitness. The messages underscored the Trump administration's efforts not only to reshape contemporary Pentagon culture but to enlist military resources in the president's priorities and in everyday American civic life.
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