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WBUR Podcasts, Boston.

This is on point. I'm Megynachakrabardi.

Good morning.

Good morning. Good morning and welcome to the War Department, because the era of the Department of Defense is over.

Well, that was Secretary Pete Hegseth, talking to a room full of more than 800 U.S. admirals and generals last week at the Quantico Marine Base in Virginia.

In an unprecedented meeting, top military leaders were gathered from around the world to hear their Defense Secretary and Commander-in-Chief tell them that change is coming.

As Secretary HECSA beautifully described, the name change reflects far more than the shift in branding.

It's really a historic reassertion of our purpose and our identity and our pride.

In a 73-minute speech, President Trump told senior military officials that America is at war,

but not with a foreign enemy,

an enemy here on American soil in, quote,

inner cities, but not just any cities,

ones run by, quote, radical left Democrats.

The president then told the room of generals and admirals

that, quote, we're going to straighten them out one by one.

Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force

that can help quell civil disturbances.

This is going to be a big thing for the people in this room

because it's the enemy from within,

and we have to handle it before it gets out of control.

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