President Donald Trump threatened to fire top military officers who disagree with him.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told an audience of generals and admirals that the military had decayed. He announced new fitness and grooming standards.
Trump made a reference to a racial slur while discussing nuclear weapons during his address. “I call it the N-word," he said. "There are two N-words and you can’t use either of them.”
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump threatened to fire top military leaders who might disagree with him at a rare meeting with hundreds of top generals and admirals , as his defense secretary accused the Pentagon of suffering from weakness and "woke" decay.
The president told a packed meeting of commanders in Quantico, Virginia, "If you don't like what I'm saying, y