Hundreds of US military generals and admirals have been summoned to a base in northern Virginia for a meeting where President Donald Trump says he will tell them "we love them".

That is what the US president said in explanation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoning senior military leaders from around the world for a meeting in Quantico on Tuesday, local time.

"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,"

Mr Trump said.

"That's all that is, esprit de corps. It's about time somebody did that," he added.

Mr Hegseth did not offer a reason for the gathering of senior commanders of one-star rank or higher and their top advisers at the Marine Corps base in Quantico.

However, the Pentagon's top spok

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