War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday a slew of new personnel fitness and grooming directives going after “fat general” and

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.

Joined by Trump, Hegseth spoke at a rare meeting with senior military officials at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, Tuesday. During his speech, Hegseth discussed the impending revamp of the U.S. military and railed into “woke” culture and “politically toxic garbage” in front of hundreds of military leaders.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, used Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's remarks about "fat generals and admirals" in the U.S. military to troll President Donald Trump.

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."

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

Top American military brass looked on in silence Tuesday as they sat for an extensive lecture from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who wants to be known as the Secretary of War, and their commander-in-chief,