SOFREP Evening Recap: Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Trump Proposes Using US Cities as Military Training Grounds, Hegseth Declares End to ‘Woke’ Pentagon Policies

President Donald Trump proposed deploying US military forces into American cities as training grounds, framing urban unrest and crime as an “invasion from within.”

Speaking at a hastily convened meeting of military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, Trump argued that the armed forces should focus less on political correctness and more on direct action.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinforced the message, announcing new directives aimed at dismantling what he called “woke” culture, including the imposition of gender-neutral combat fitness standards and loosening disciplinary rules.

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