President Donald Trump plans to attend an unusual gathering of U.S. generals and admirals at a military base in Virginia on Tuesday, an event coming at a moment when Trump has pushed for a new kind of war-fighter culture at the Pentagon.
It was not immediately clear whether Trump planned to give a formal address to the hundreds of military leaders from around the world at the base at Quantico, Virginia, or whether his remarks would be made public. The Washington Post reported earlier on the president’s attendance.
But for Trump, who has long favored images of himself surrounded by military leaders, such a setting may prove irresistible.
“It’s really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we’re doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, po