Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a rare meeting of the most senior military leadership in the U.S. that they must “prepare for war”.
“From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: Warfighting,” Hegseth said in his speech, referring to the name now used by the Trump administration for the Department of Defense.
“Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.”
War on obesity. Is it some sort of a weight loss MLM grift?
BigDaddyBain on
“No more humanitarian missions – genuine or otherwise.”
Pete Kegsbreath, circa 2025
Sumif on
We need to give gold medals to Republicans for their mental gymnastics. Two of the biggest reasons they claimed to vote for Trump is “high inflation” and “wars don’t happen under Trump”. Right off the bat this dude straight up raises prices via tariffs and literally renames DOD to Dept. of War. I’m honestly impressed.
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> he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals”
Is he going to hold the commander in chief to the same standard?
Jaded_Attempt_4554 on
It was so awkward when he walked off stage, not a single bit of applause.
Careless_Ad3968 on
Against Americans, can’t have those Uncle Sam dollars going abroad. To avoid tariffs, all wars will be waged in the USA.
BeverlyHills70117 on
The Generals won’t save us…I thought this was interesting from the NYT:
“Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, introduced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him the Secretary of War, before Hegseth took to the podium. President Trump has renamed the department but Congress has not yet approved the change.”
Caine didn’t even introduce him by his legal job title, just the suck up one.
Chemical-Swing453 on
As with other Dictators…Trump is at the final stages of his Dictatorship. Starting a war, but in this case. Starting a war to distract from the Epstein Files and save his public image.
westgazer on
But I was told this was the no war administration
nick9000 on
Isn’t being ready for war what the military do anyway?
Pockydo on
Wait a moment I thought we didn’t vote for Harris because she was gonna start a war
Cornyrex3115 on
Civil war?
gvillecrimelaw on
War is Peace
1984
_byetony_ on
Imagine being called in from all over the world for this bullshit
ThisOneFuqs on
War with who?
CitySeekerTron on
>”Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.”
War is Peace.
Muscleman1122 on
Gonna get us in a war as an excuse not to have an election
Megotaku on
“Prepare for war because we love peace.” Truly beyond parody at this point. The good news here is that since the U.S. is falling to totalitarianism and the military has struggled to find recruits for years, these new “standards” that in no way improve military readiness are going to guarantee our military will never be combat ready when Trump tries to take us to war.
Throwitindatrash on
What a fucking loser… this reads like a bad fan fiction or Roland Emmerich movie
Pale-and-Willing on
The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
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“I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,” Trump said.
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…on the American people.
The last sentence says it all:
“‘I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,’ Trump said.”
Way to bury the lede, Newsweek.
SensitiveAd6329 on
no fat generals?… how about no fucking fat presidents, you fucking alcoholic, rapist, womanizer.
Martag02 on
This mother fucker is going to tell them to open fire on US citizens. The left is their current “greatest threat.”
shibery on
This is embarrassing. He is making this incoherent rambling to the most senior people in the US Military. I guess it makes it convenient they are in the same location. Makes it easier to have splinter groups to discuss a possible coup to save the world.
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By Martha McHardy and Shane Croucher |
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a rare meeting of the most senior military leadership in the U.S. that they must “prepare for war”.
“From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: Warfighting,” Hegseth said in his speech, referring to the name now used by the Trump administration for the Department of Defense.
“Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.”
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say, In Portland?
Is this like Pete drinks himself into sobriety?
But we’ve always been at war with Eastasia
Is the war in the room with us right now?
Pete’s been drinking again.
War on obesity. Is it some sort of a weight loss MLM grift?
“No more humanitarian missions – genuine or otherwise.”
Pete Kegsbreath, circa 2025
We need to give gold medals to Republicans for their mental gymnastics. Two of the biggest reasons they claimed to vote for Trump is “high inflation” and “wars don’t happen under Trump”. Right off the bat this dude straight up raises prices via tariffs and literally renames DOD to Dept. of War. I’m honestly impressed.
> he no longer wants to see “fat generals and admirals”
Is he going to hold the commander in chief to the same standard?
It was so awkward when he walked off stage, not a single bit of applause.
Against Americans, can’t have those Uncle Sam dollars going abroad. To avoid tariffs, all wars will be waged in the USA.
The Generals won’t save us…I thought this was interesting from the NYT:
“Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, introduced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him the Secretary of War, before Hegseth took to the podium. President Trump has renamed the department but Congress has not yet approved the change.”
Caine didn’t even introduce him by his legal job title, just the suck up one.
As with other Dictators…Trump is at the final stages of his Dictatorship. Starting a war, but in this case. Starting a war to distract from the Epstein Files and save his public image.
But I was told this was the no war administration
Isn’t being ready for war what the military do anyway?
Wait a moment I thought we didn’t vote for Harris because she was gonna start a war
Civil war?
War is Peace
1984
Imagine being called in from all over the world for this bullshit
War with who?
>”Preparing for war and preparing to win. Unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit. Not because we want war. No one here wants war. But it’s because we love peace.”
War is Peace.
Gonna get us in a war as an excuse not to have an election
“Prepare for war because we love peace.” Truly beyond parody at this point. The good news here is that since the U.S. is falling to totalitarianism and the military has struggled to find recruits for years, these new “standards” that in no way improve military readiness are going to guarantee our military will never be combat ready when Trump tries to take us to war.
What a fucking loser… this reads like a bad fan fiction or Roland Emmerich movie
The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
“I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,” Trump said.
…on the American people.
The last sentence says it all:
“‘I’m going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don’t like somebody, I’m gonna fire them right on the spot,’ Trump said.”
Way to bury the lede, Newsweek.
no fat generals?… how about no fucking fat presidents, you fucking alcoholic, rapist, womanizer.
This mother fucker is going to tell them to open fire on US citizens. The left is their current “greatest threat.”
This is embarrassing. He is making this incoherent rambling to the most senior people in the US Military. I guess it makes it convenient they are in the same location. Makes it easier to have splinter groups to discuss a possible coup to save the world.