Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), pictured during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office earlier this year, called a gathering of senior military leaders Tuesday just outside Washington at Quantico Marine Corps Base. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 28 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will attend a meeting organized by Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth that aims to gather hundreds of senior military officers near Washington this week.
Trump confirmed his Tuesday attendance with NBC News.
"It's really just a very nice meeting talking about how we're all doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, positive things. It's just a good message," Trump told NBC Sunday. "We have some great people coming in and it's just an 'esprit de corps.' You know the expression 'esprit de corps?' That's all it's about. We're talking about what we're doing, what they're doing and how we're doing."
Last week, Hegseth called on hundreds of military leaders, stationed all over the world, to travel for the meeting with top Pentagon officials.
