The Brief Trump and Hegseth vowed to end "politically correct" leadership in the military. Military brass sat stone-faced as Trump warned of internal threats. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday declared an end to "woke" culture in the military and criticized policies of past administrations before hundreds of top U.S. military officials summoned to Virginia from around the world. What we know:Hegseth called military leaders to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, near Washington, without publicly revealing the reason until Tuesday morning. "The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don't-hurt-anyone's-feelings leadership ends right now at every level," Hegseth said.