Pete Hegseth joined military personnel for an early morning training session on Friday (29 May).
In a video shared online, the defense secretary took part in strength training aboard the USS Boxer in Singapore before telling the troops to “prepare and be ready” for the war in the Middle East “if and when called upon”.
Recalling President Trump’s words from Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, “Iran can either do it the right way with a deal across the table, or they can deal with my guy on the left, which happened to be me, but it’s not me, it’s you guys.”
Secretary Hegseth is in Singapore to attend the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier defense and security summit.
