Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quit US politics – latest updates Pentagon chief railed against diversity and fat-shamed the troops as he directed his generals to fall in line – or quit US politics – latest updates Pete Hegseth , secretary of the newly renamed Department of War, made no bones about what he sees as the principal enemy in a keynote speech to military commanders at Quantico, Virginia , on Tuesday –