President Trump is gearing up to hold court at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s all-hands military meeting Tuesday.

The 79-year-old president’s appearance, first reported by Axios, adds much more scrutiny—and security presence–to what was already a controversial and expensive meeting.

“We have confirmation from the White House that POTUS is now attending the speech on Tuesday,” a planning document obtained by The Washington Post says.

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, last week called U.S. generals stationed around the world to Quantico, Va. The highly-unusual order, which will cost the U.S. millions of dollars to move generals stationed around the world on short notice, sparked concerns that the U.S. was on the brink of a major military conflict. However, insider reports indicate that t

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