The world may be burning, but that didn't stop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from taking time this week to fat-shame 800 members of the military's top brass.

Joe Rogan is showing support for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s controversial speech to top U.S. military officials about revamping the military and ridding it of “woke” culture and “politically toxic garbage.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced at a gathering of military officers that he expected more physical fitness from personnel in the U.S. military and criticized "fat generals and admirals." Hegseth said that he will impose a mandatory personal fitness test twice a year.

Podcaster Joe Rogan backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stance on “woke garbage” and “fat generals” as he seeks to overhaul the department. “Well you saw what the f‑‑‑ was going on over the last four years,

"The Daily Show" took aim Tuesday at Pete Hegseth and accused the Secretary of War of having less class and tact than Henry Kissinger.

US defence secretary says all fitness tests to be set to male benchmarks, and emphasises importance of grooming standards

More than 800 members of the US military’s top brass, including hundreds of generals and admirals, gathered for an extraordinary meeting in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, where they were greeted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to return to “the highest male standard” in military fitness tests and training exercises.

Hegseth added that the look of overweight troops was “completely unacceptable”, adding that all fitness tests would be set to male benchmarks only.