Quantico, Virginia: President Donald Trump revealed that he wants to use American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and joined Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top US military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.

Hegseth announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness, while Trump bragged about US nuclear capabilities and warned that “America is under invasion from within.”

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth: “It’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon.” Credit: AP

“After spending trillions of dollars defending the borders of foreign c

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