His rising to the rank of MAJOR with the Minnesota National Guard and his stint as a FOx NEws weekend commentator hardly qualify him fo the high office-- as we both know. His poor qualifications are pluses in the "merit-based" T-Rump administration, since the only real merit needed is the willingness to kiss the Golden Ring. And he himself knows his education does not qualify him for service, as he himself has decreed. The hypocrisy just never stops. Pentagon chief Hegseth says officers will stop attending Ivy League programs
By Reuters February 27, 20263:19 PM ESTUpdated February 27, 2026
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department will stop sending officers on professional courses and graduate programs at Ivy League colleges, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Friday, declaring the schools had become "anti-American".
The ban will come into effect from the academic year 2026-27, he said in a video posted to X.
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The Trump administration is cracking down on universities over a range of issues, including diversity programs, transgender policies and pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel's assault on Gaza.
"For decades, the Ivy League and similar institutions have gorged themselves on a trust fund of American taxpayer dollars, only to become factories of anti-American resentment and military disdain," Hegseth said in a video posted on X.
"I'm 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," he added.
Earlier this month Hegseth said he would cancel professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
