Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s meeting with top military leaders will now be attended by President Donald Trump, and he’ll also be speaking at the meeting, according to an AP source.
Here’s what to know about Tuesday’s plans:
Hegseth military leaders meeting
The backstory:
Hundreds of generals and admirals were summoned last week , with little notice, by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a meeting in the U.S.
What they're saying:
Those with initial knowledge of the summons described the move as unusual to The Associated Press, though Vice President JD Vance argued that the media had turned it into a "big story" and that it was "not particularly unusual that generals who report to" Hegseth are coming to speak with him.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said