{"id":1603,"date":"2026-07-22T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1603"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:25:30","slug":"hegseth-ends-war-dept-studies-at-elite-schools-over-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=1603","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Ends War Dept. Studies At \u2018Elite\u2019 Schools Over DEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/tainliusanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-22-101148.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tainliusanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-22-101148.png 733w, https:\/\/tainliusanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-22-101148-300x162.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hegseth Ends War Dept. Studies At \u2018Elite\u2019 Schools Over DEI<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1983093\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, just like we did with Harvard, I am ordering the complete and immediate cancellation of all Department of War attendance at institutions like Princeton, Columbia, MIT, Brown, Yale and many others, starting next academic year, 2026-2027,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2027474502876070386&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdarafreshnews.com%2Fhegseth-ends-war-dept-3%2F&amp;sessionId=fac4496a63efd25528f0d769ec7f11cb1b63d1fc&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1784481620255869277=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For too long, the Ivy League and similar institutions have been subjecting our warriors to woke indoctrination\u2014those days are over.\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/0xMC6BArDd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar)\u00a0February 27, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hegseth also called for a comprehensive review of military academic programs, saying service colleges should focus more directly on national security issues and \u201creal-world war-fighting\u201d rather than what he described as social or ideological concerns. Advertisement \u201cWe demand that senior service colleges work to sharpen our war fighters on genuine national security issues, not social justice activism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1983094\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe cannot and will not continue to send our most capable officers, senior officers, into graduate programs that undermine the very values they have sworn to uphold,\u201d he added<\/h2>\n<p>He then extended his criticism to the broader academic community. \u201cWe demand universities that invest back into our nation\u2019s prosperity rather than our greatest adversaries,\u201d the Pentagon chief said. \u201cIt\u2019s common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shift marks a significant change in how the Pentagon engages with civilian higher education institutions for officer training and professional development, a relationship that has long been part of the U.S. military\u2019s career education pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to hold ourselves accountable as well,\u201d he said. Advertisement Hegseth ended with a clear message to service members, highlighting their mission in contrast to the skepticism expressed by academic elites.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe demand curriculums grounded in the founding principles of this republic, principles that champion the enduring ideals of peace through strength and putting American interests first.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAs a final message to our warriors, the Ivy League faculty lounges may loathe you, the so-called elite of academia may mock your patriotism and disdain your sacrifice, but never forget that we the War Department have your back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement In a video posted to social media, Trump encouraged the Iranian people to take over their government once the United States and Israel finished \u201cmajor combat operations\u201d in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel launched the joint attack just after 9 a.m. local time in what the War Department has dubbed \u201cOperation Epic Fury.\u201d Advertisement Trump addressed the Iranian people directly and told them to \u201cseize control of [their] destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hegseth also said he would direct a formal \u201ctop to bottom\u201d review of U.S. colleges to ensure they are \u201conce again bastions of strategic thought, wholly dedicated to the singular mission of developing the most lethal and effective leaders and war fighters the world has ever known.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don\u2019t leave your home. It\u2019s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThis will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America\u2019s help, but you never got it. No President was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a President who is giving you what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hegseth Ends War Dept. 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