Overview

• President Trump delivered a highly political address to roughly 800 generals and admirals at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia.
• He described an “invasion from within,” told forces to prepare for war, and proposed turning Democratic-run cities such as San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles into training grounds.
• He pointed to deployments in Portland, Los Angeles, Washington, and other cities, while Oregon officials moved in court to block the planned Portland deployment.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of diversity and inclusion offices, mandatory twice-yearly fitness tests, bans on beards and long hair, and combat standards aligned to the highest male benchmark.
• Hegseth said he will cut the number of four-star officers by about 20%, Trump said he moved one or two nuclear submarines toward Russia, and the administration said it designated Antifa a terrorist organization.