DONALD Trump has set the US on a $1trillion war footing – boosting nukes, introducing new warships and rooting out “wokeism” in the military.
During a historic speech to hundreds of generals, Trump and his War Secretary – Pete Hegseth – laid out the blueprint for America’s battle-ready stance.
Donald Trump set the US on a war footing[/caption]
He pledged to upgrade the US army with $1trillion and implement a ‘warrior spirit’[/caption]
Trump also vowed to bolster US nuclear capabilities[/caption]
The President praised the brave work of the army at the summit in Virginia – but threatened to fire anyone not onboard with the Department of War’s new direction.
Thousands of America’s top brass figures flew in from all corners of the globe for the unprecedented meeting in Quantico, which the Don branded a “reawakening of the warrior spirit”.
Alongside a fiery speech by Pete Hegseth, Trump boasted that the United States army was the “most unstoppable force to walk the face of the earth“.
Nuclear Might
Trump warned the world that American nukes would be bolstered as part of the new plans.
He said: “I rebuilt our nuclear… but we will upgrade that also and just hope we never have to use it.”
Commenting on America’s nuke arsenal, he added: “We have better… We have newer… But it’s something we don’t ever want to even have to think about.”
Firing shots at Vladimir Putin, the US leader also warned the Russian tyrant that America had submarines “lurking” off his coast.
Trump said: “Our submarines are just lurking, but I’m sure we’re not going to have to use it… It’s undetectable, totally.”
He also warned of global players like China and Russia whose submarine fleets are “coming up”.
But that didn’t stop him from boasting: “We’re 25 years ahead of Russia and China in submarines.”
New Jets… And Bringing Back Battleships
The US President outlined specific military initiatives which would help shift his country into gear.
He touched on his cutting-edge Golden Dome project – an air defence system tipped to cost an eyewatering $500billion.
Trump also pledged to expand the US navy and boost development of the state-of-the-art F-47 fighter jet.
The Don even suggested America’s ships were not aesthetically pleasing.
He said: “I’m not a fan of some of the ships you do.
“I’m a very aesthetic person… I don’t like some of the ships you’re doing aesthetically.”
Trump added: “They say: ‘Oh, it’s stealth.’ … An ugly ship is not necessary in order to say you’re stealth.”
He also said his administration would be growing the Navy by 19 ships – including submarines, destroyers and assault ships.
And hinting at bringing back battleships, Trump added: “We should start thinking about battleships.”
Trump vowed to expand the Navy[/caption]
Trump and Hegseth during Tuesday’s war briefing[/caption]
Destroying ‘Wokeism’
The US President also spoke of his efforts to roll back on “woke ideology” spreading through the ranks of the US army.
He accused the military of not implementing a meritocracy, and suggested the the Department of Defense was a “woke” name.
“So we won the first World War, we won the Second World War… We won everything in between and everything before that,” he said.
“We only won and then we went, in a way woke, that was probably the first sign of wokeness, and we changed it to defence instead of war.”
Trump branded the department’s new name a “historical re-assertion of our purpose and our pride”.
The Don’s words were echoed by Hegseth who spoke just moments before the President at the speech on Tuesday.
The War Secretary criticised race quotas and doubled down on Trump’s rhetoric that the army should recruit based on “merit only”.
He even declared war on service members with beards, claiming: “The era of unprofessional appearance is over.”
Hegseth slammed race and gender quotas[/caption]
He announced the plan at his historic speech to hundreds of army generals[/caption]
The Warrior Ethos
After branding the huge military summit in Virginia a reawakening of the “warrior spirit”, Trump praised the strength and ingenuity of the army while calling for a new mindset.
He said the US was ” reasserting American might and beginning the next story chapter in American military legends and lore”.
Trump said: “Together, we’re reawakening the warrior spirit, and this is a spirit that won and built this nation… We’re a team.”
He slammed the botched US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, claiming: “We’re not going to have any of that crap happen… I can tell you that was terrible.”
Labelling it the most “embarrassing day in the history of our country” he emphasised that the army had now turned a clean slate.
“Now we are back,” he pledged.
Trump continued: “I am with you, I support you, and as president, I have your backs 100 per cent – you’ll never see me even waver a little bit.”
He told some 800 leading army generals: “Nobody does it like you.”
The military needs to ‘reassert its might’ according to Trump[/caption]
Pete Hegseth and Trump declared a ‘warrior ethos’ for the army[/caption]
The Department of War will install the new mindset[/caption]
More Troops, More Money
The Don pledged a jawdropping $1trillion to boost the military’s might in 2026.
He said: “I’ve committed to spending over $1trillion on our military in 2026, the most in the history of our country.”
The President added: “That’s a lot of money. I hope you like it.”
And he committed to growing the military rapidly, making it “faster, fiercer”.
Shredding the Rulebook
Trump said: “The United States Armed Forces will be totally unmatched in the future.”
He added: “America’s military has charged into hellfire, climbed up jagged mountains, crossed roaring oceans, and thundered across open deserts to defend our flag, our freedom and our homeland.”
And in Hegseth’s speech, he railed against what he called “stupid rules of engagement” that he claimed limited soldiers and commanders in the field.
He blasted gender and race quotas, emphasising that the military’s new look would be based on total meritocracy.
Trump said: “We are the United States military.
“The best, the boldest, the bravest that the world has ever seen.”
Trump praised the US army[/caption]
The United States military parade in Virginia, pictured in June[/caption]
