Pete Hegseth Declares War on ‘Woke Garbage’ in Military: ‘We Are Done With That Sh*t’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reiterated his vow to purge the military of diversity and inclusion efforts and bring an end to “woke garbage” in the military in a blistering address to top commanders Tuesday.

Speaking at a gathering of generals, the Trump-appointed Pentagon chief said he had made it his mission “to uproot the obvious distractions that made us less capable and less lethal.”

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, cast his purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as part of a broader cultural battle.

“No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses,” he told the audience. “No more climate change worship, no more division, distraction or gender delusions, no more debris.”

He argued the military had “lost our way” under “foolish and reckless political leaders” who, he claimed, turned the Pentagon into “the woke department.” That era, he said, was over.

“You might say, we’re ending the war on warriors,” Hegseth told the assembled brass, while blasting what he called the promotion of “risk averse go-along to get-along conformists.”

Too many officers, he added, had risen “for the wrong reasons – based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts.”

The remarks underscore the Trump administration’s full-throttle attempt to reorient the Pentagon away from social policy. Hegseth insisted his focus is “fixing decades of decay.”

Hegseth told all in attendance: “We’re clearing out the debris, removing distractions, clearing the way for leaders to be leaders.”

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