Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided those present an exceptional impression of the president on Thursday.
This from westernjournal.com.
SecDef Pete Hegseth does a Trump impression from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam 😂😂
"When the president asked me to do this job, he told me two things up front, among many. First, he said, [Trump impression] 'Pete, you're gonna have to be tough as …'" pic.twitter.com/mOGqbYeDHQ
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 27, 2025
According to The Washington Times:
The SecDef was visiting Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
Guam, which is the westernmost U.S. territory in the Pacific, is critical in the event war with China erupts over Taiwan.
During his visit, the SecDef spoke about the task President Trump gave him upon becoming Secretary of Defense, but he also included some humor to lighten the mood.
The SecDef said:
He told me two things up front, amongst many.
He told the audience in a gravelly Trump voice, with gesticulations that are a hallmark of the president’s pattern of speech:
He said, ‘Pete, you’re gonna have to be tough as s**t.’
Laughter can be heard erupting from the audience as it was arguably one of the better Trump impressions, made all the more hilarious coming from a cabinet member.
Hegseth also took the time to explain the gravity of the task at hand in getting the military back on track after four disastrous years under former the Obama-Biden pattern of destruction.
The SecDef continued:
Number two: He said, ‘I need you, I want you to restore the warrior ethos to our military.’
Further, quoting President Trump:
‘Get it back to basics—warfighting, lethality, accountability, readiness, standards.’
To help bring about the return to warfighting readiness, on Jan. 27, President Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure “Military Excellence and Readiness.”
SecDef Hegseth’s remarks in Guam reflect the vision Trump set out to achieve upon taking office.
Potential service members are clearly feeling confident in Trump. Hegseth boasted in a February post on the social media platform X:
December 2024 saw the U.S. Army receive
its best recruiting numbers in 12 years.
Then in January,
the accession numbers were the best in 15 years.
NOTE: December was the last full month of the Obiden disaster and January 20th was President Trump’s Inauguration Day, so these numbers speak volumes to the trust recruits have in our Commander in Chief.
Donald J. Trump’s November election victory was enough to restore faith in our military.
Hegseth’s impression of President Trump is the icing on the cake.
God speed to the Trump-Vance team.
