WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak at a hastily called meeting of top military leaders on Tuesday, according to a White House official.
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.
The White House official was not authorized to discuss the president’s plans before a public announcement about his attendance and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Trump told NBC News in an interview Sunday that they would be “talking about how well we’re doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, positive things.”
News about the meeting broke Thursday, and no reason was initially provided for the unusual gathering. Trump didn’t seem to know about it when first asked by reporters during an Oval Office appearance.
“I’ll be there if they want me, but why is it such a big deal?” Trump said.
The official said the president’s participation was not part of the original plan for the meeting but that he decided that he wanted to go.
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