Hegseth’s remarks echo the video posted on social media last month by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and five fellow Democratic lawmakers who are also military or national security agency

It's unclear what "stupid rules of engagement" Hegseth was referring to, but the remarks came just three weeks after he allegedly gave the "kill everyone" order, which legal experts who spoke with the

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth detailed new military physical standards requiring all members to meet the highest male standard for their positions in an interview with Katie Miller.

The crisis exposed by the recent reporting on the September 2 Trinidad strike is not just what U.S. forces may have done in the water. It’s what the administration did on land. According to detailed reporting in The Washington Post and The Intercept,

Industry leaders have publicly accepted Hegseth’s demands. So too has the acquisition bureaucracy. But will either group implement his objectives?

The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to senior military members on September 30, 2025, in Quantico, Virginia.

Hegseth appears to be referring to the placement of Kelly's medals for overseas combat deployments in the photo that he posted on social media. In the photo, those medals appear on the second row of the ribbon rack instead of towards the end of the rack as required under the rules for the placement of all earned medals and ribbons.

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unqualified and accused him of trying to please President Donald Trump after Hegseth asked the Navy to review Kelly’s video for service members for “potentially unlawful conduct.

In an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him unqualified and saying he just wants to please President Donald Trump.