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

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