Perhaps Pete Hegseth has a future as a comedian specializing in impressions of his current boss if the whole defense secretary thing doesn’t work out.

While touring Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, Hegseth put on his best Donald Trump impersonation while relaying the advice the president gave him upon leading the Pentagon.

“When the president told me to do this job, he told me two things upfront – amongst many. He said, ‘Pete, you’re gonna have to be tough as shit,‘” Hegseth said to laughter.

Returning to his normal speaking voice, the defense secretary said Trump told him “‘you’re gonna have to be tough.’ And that has proven to be true.

“But, No. 2, he said, ‘I need you, I want you to restore the warrior ethos to our military,” Hegseth continued. “Get it back to basics: warfighting, lethality, accountability, readiness, standards. Across our formations …”

Hegseth was in Guam as part of a tour of Indo-Pacicific Command, which also includes military bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Japan.

The secretary is facing criticism from Democrats for detailing parts of a military operation over group text that included a reporter.