The Pentagon confirmed in a statement Thursday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week” amid reports that a major gathering of hundreds of the nation’s top military commanders has been abruptly scheduled at a Marine Corps base in Virgini

  • The Pentagon confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week” amid reports that a major gathering of hundreds of the nation’s top military commanders has been abruptly scheduled at a Marine Corps base in Virginia
  • Hundreds of generals and admirals are being summoned to the northern Virginia base for the sudden meeting, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press
  • The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers at the Marine Corps base in Quantico
  • The gathering of senior military leaders comes as Hegseth has inserted the military into domestic law enforcement and in aid of the president’s immigration agenda as the leader of the newly styled “Department of War”
  • “I love it, I think it’s great,” President Donald Trump told reporters when asked about the meeting during an unrelated Oval Office event on Thursday. “I’ll be there if they want me, but why is that such a big deal?”

Following a Washington Post report of the meeting — which was also later reported on by other outlets — Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, a senior adviser to Hegseth, said in a statement to Spectrum News that the secretary would be addressing senior military leaders but did not offer further details. Spectrum News has reached out to the White House for additional comment. “I love it. I think it’s great,” President Donald Trump told reporters when asked about the meeting during an unrelated Oval Office event Thursday. “I’ll be there if they want me, but why is that such a big deal?” “Remember I’m the president of peace,” Trump continued. “Isn’t it nice that people are coming from all over the world to be with us?” Hundreds of generals and admirals are being summoned to the northern Virginia base for the sudden meeting, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people, who described the move as unusual, were not authorized to publicly discuss the sensitive plans and spoke on condition of anonymity.

NN: One does not call in all your generals for a sit down unless its something very important.