Overview

• At Marine Corps Base Quantico, President Trump told hundreds of generals and admirals the United States faces a “war from within” and suggested using “dangerous” cities as military training grounds.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the rollback of diversity and equal‑opportunity programs, set stricter fitness and grooming rules including bans on beards and long hair, and urged dissenting officers to step aside.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth demanded Hegseth resign, calling him the least qualified defense chief in history and condemning the event as a waste of resources that encourages hazing and harmful rule changes.
• Current and former defense officials and analysts voiced alarm over politicization and legality, with experts calling domestic military operations likely illegal and Oregon moving in court to block planned deployments to Portland.
• Trump also repeated a claim that he ordered nuclear submarines toward Russia and insulted Dmitry Medvedev, a provocative assertion reported without independent verification.