Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, spoke to troops on Wednesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The remarks came during his State of the Force speech. Mediaite published a portion of what he said.
In that portion, Hegseth said, “We are no longer the ‘woke department’ or the ‘weak department.’ Simple translation of that – no fatties, no t——s, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors. Just tough, ready, committed troops. The War Department, as you know, is color-blind, gender-neutral, and merit-based.”
