The thrills could continue when Five Star General, the horse he purchased in 2022 for a reported $110,000, will attempt to defend his Longacres Mile title Sunday at Auburn’s Emerald Downs.

He called the move “less generals, more GIs” policy. To argue for the necessity of the move, Hegseth pointed out how the U.S. had 17 four and five-star generals in World War II, when the U.S ...