WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Va., that they were cherished leaders who needed to be strong and tough.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned senior U.S. military leaders from around the world for a meeting in Quantico on Tuesday — a rare gathering of the country’s military leadership in one location.

“I want to tell the generals that we love them, they’re cherished leaders, to be strong, be tough and be smart and be compassionate,” Trump told Reuters in an interview.

“That’s all that is, esprit de corps. It’s about time somebody did that,” he added.

Trump’s attendance could overshadow Hegseth, who was expected to discuss the need to adhere to a “warrior ethos” throughout the military and c

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