Pete Hegseth fat-shames military’s top brass as the world burns
Ukraine and Gaza. China and North Korea. Iran and Russia. On Tuesday, there was a lot of 800 generals, admirals and their senior leaders in the US army in a short time when they were ordered from all over the world.
Quantico, Va. And it was an unprecedented event for unprecedented times, but not the way anyone dreamed. Hegseth now targeted the waist of the packaged room by proclaiming that he did not want to see “oil generals and admirals” or overweight troops.
“Obviously, it is tiring to look at war formations, or to see fat troops, and to see fat troops,” he said, probably 800 in the room. “Similarly, it is not completely acceptable to see oil generals and admirals in the country and around the world in the halls of the Pentagon.”
“A bad look. Bad and not who we are.” He declared.
President Trump called on the defense secretary to shape the best military rice.
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Like a sugary donut, it was very attractive to pass hypocrisy. California Gov. Gavin Newsom X account Published, “I think the chief commander needs to go!” Newsom also, a photo of Trump at a McDonald’s restaurant, a clip of Hegseth’s speech, the president’s stomach, survived the belt line of his loose.
The former FOX News personality, the defense secretary, did not give any reason that he called the leaders who were placed around the world to attend the meeting last month and caused concern and assumptions between military and congress officials about the purpose of the meeting. Trump told the NBC that they would give a “good message ında about olmak being very good, talking about very good, positive things”.
This new “positive” messaging? The termination of harassment restrictions for booting camp recruitment, hardening grooming standards (now “Beardos), eliminating with racial quotas and raising physical standards to“ male level için for everyone with uniforms.
Hegseth Tuesday said, orum I do not want my son to serve in a war unit with women who cannot meet the physical standards of the same war weapons, or in a war unit that is not fully competent under a war unit, platform, or a leading leader who cannot meet the physical standards of the same war weapons with men. ”
He added that the troops will have to meet the levels of “gender independent, age norm, male standard, 70% score”. “If this means that no woman is entitled to some war affairs, it is so,” he said. However, they will all be lubricated evenly.
“Today, in my direction, every member of the common power, in every row, needs to buy a PT. [physical training] In addition to testing twice a year, high and weight requirements twice a year each year. ”
Hegseth’s torn and man’s obsession is nothing new. 45 -year -old 71 -year -old Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
As Hegseth said, “Pete and Bobby Challenge” official HHS Youtube account and wandered on social media.
Hegseth’s deep message to the troops that keep America safe: “Everything begins with physical conformity and appearance.
Hegseth It has been emphasized many times The updated fitness requirements for troops are part of a greater effort to obtain a “warrior morality ında in the US army. Uncle Sam wants you! But this is not until it dropped BMI below 24.9.
