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{}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tore into DEI and a \u201cwoke military\u201d in a fiery speech to graduating cadets at West Point Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>With President Trump considering renewed strikes against Iran, Hegseth directed his toughest talk toward military leaders who backed diversity programs he said were sapping the armed forces of strength.<\/p>\n<p>Opening his remarks on a rainy day at the storied military academy overlooking the Hudson River, Hegseth ripped \u201cwoke and weak leaders trying to make West Point look like woke Princeton, which happens to be my long lost and lost alma mater.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39467419\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path 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885px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cLet me be perfectly clear, you are not an \u2018army of one\u2019, and you are certainly not an army of woke. You are an American army, an army of warriors,\u201d Pete Hegseth said during his speech at West Point. <span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hegseth, who was admitted to the military academy but picked the Ivy League school where he joined the Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps instead, said prior leaders \u201cembraced the DEI craze\u201d and endangered soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be perfectly clear, you are not an \u2018army of one\u2019, and you are certainly not an army of woke. You are an American army, an army of warriors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking at an institution that trained both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. 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