Hegseth declares end to 'woke' military culture, tells top leaders to resign if they disagree

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told hundreds of U.S. military officials at an in-person meeting Tuesday that the era of politically correct" leadership is over and that those who don't agree with his approach should resign.

“The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now at every level,” Hegseth said at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia.

He also announced at the meeting new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness as well as an end to “woke” culture in the military, according to the Associated Press.

President Trump spoke at the event later this morning.