President Donald Trump is expected to speak at the meeting of top U.S. military leaders this Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has called for a meeting of hundreds of senior military leaders in Quantico, Virginia this week. President Trump will be giving a speech before the meeting of admirals and generals, per various media reports.
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HEGSETH ORDERS RARE MEETING WITH HUNDREDS OF SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIALS
The purpose of the special meeting, which is expected to include officials coming from overseas, is still unclear. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told the Washington Examiner on Thursday Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week.”
The Secret Service is now in charge of securing the event, according to the Washington Post.
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Hegseth reduced the number of four-star generals and admirals within the Pentagon by 20% in May and has fired several senior military officials since the beginning of his term.
This past week, the Pentagon terminated the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, citing its “divisive feminist agenda.”