Trump sounded ‘exhausted, incoherent and stupid’ in his speech to military top brass, says retired general
Retired army general slams Trump for Quantico speech
- Retired General Barry McCaffrey described a recent presentation by President Donald Trump to military leaders at Quantico, Virginia, as "one of the most bizarre, unsettling events" he had encountered.
- McCaffrey further characterised Trump's delivery as "incoherent, exhausted, rabidly partisan, at times stupid, meandering, couldn’t hold a thought together."
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker echoed those concerns, suggesting the 25th Amendment should be invoked due to something "genuinely wrong" with Trump.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military leaders to lose weight, shave, and prepare for potential deployment against the American public, alongside Trump's rhetoric of a "war from within" and using cities as "training grounds."
- Democratic Senator Jack Reed condemned the presentation as "an expensive, dangerous dereliction of leadership," criticising Hegseth's demand for partisan loyalty over professional military principles.