Trump reveals plan to use US cities to train military and end ‘woke culture’

President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top US military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

President Donald Trump revealed that he wants to use American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and joined defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top US military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.

Mr Hegseth announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness, while Mr Trump bragged about US nuclear capabilities and warned that “America is under invasion from within”.