Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship

Oct. 01, 2025 | Justin Glawe | Public Notice

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday delivered a speech to the nation’s top generals and admirals that laid out his plans to re-envision the military as a ruthless fighting force that has no place for rules and norms like equal opportunity for women or even tolerance for “fat generals.”

“You kill people and break things for a living,” Hegseth said. “You are not politically correct and don’t necessarily belong, always, in polite society.”

Hegseth went on to say that the military would no longer be restrained by “stupid rules of engagement” — including, apparently, at home.

That chilling speech was followed by an even scarier one from Trump himself. After encouraging the conspicuously silent assembly of military leaders to applaud for him if they felt so inclined, Trump laid out a lawless, authoritarian vision for the armed forces, including fighting a “war from within” against his domestic enemies. …