The purpose of the surprise meeting was not shared beforehand, leading to predictions ranging from Trump demanding a loyalty oath from generals to Hegseth publicly firing ‘woke’ generals(2025 Getty Images)The BAD reviews keep pouring in for BOTH Hegseth AND Trump….
They thought they where spanking batch of school kids?
Donald Trump sounded “incoherent, exhausted and… at times stupid” in his recent speech to military leaders, a retired general has said.
Retired General Barry McCaffrey branded the president’s Tuesday presentation at Quantico, in Virginia, “one of the most bizarre, unsettling events I’ve ever encountered.”
It comes as other leaders, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, have questioned Trump’s ability to lead effectively. “There is something genuinely wrong with this man and the 25th Amendment ought to be invoked,” Pritzker said Wednesday.
Speaking during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, McCaffrey shared the governor’s sentiment.
“I’ve been doing this a long time. That presentation at Quantico from the president and Secretary of Defense was one of the most bizarre, unsettling events I’ve ever encountered,” he said.
“The president sounded incoherent, exhausted, rabidly partisan, at times stupid, meandering, couldn’t hold a thought together.”
As well as the president’s delivery, viewers were also stunned by the content of the address by Trump and Pete Hegseth, in which the Defense Secretary told the top brass to lose weight, shave their facial hair, and prepare for possible deployment against the American public.
Trump also announced plans to use “dangerous” cities as “training grounds” for military efforts, alleging the country was undergoing a “war from within.”
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“Even more troubling was Mr. Hegseth’s ultimatum to America’s senior officers: conform to his political worldview or step aside,” Reed said Tuesday in a statement, shared with The Hill.
“That demand is profoundly dangerous. It signals that partisan loyalty matters more than capability, judgment, or service to the Constitution, undermining the principle of a professional, nonpartisan military.”…
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image…..The purpose of the surprise meeting was not shared beforehand, leading to predictions ranging from Trump demanding a loyalty oath from generals to Hegseth publicly firing ‘woke’ generals…2025 Getty