WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to crash Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s gathering of the military’s top generals at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday.

Hegseth recently summoned the top brass on short notice without telling them why, spooking critics. It then emerged that he just plans to deliver a “rally the troops” message.

“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, positive things. It’s just a good message,” Trump explained to NBC News on 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,” Trum

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