President Donald Trump says that he will tell a gathering of US generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that they are cherished leaders who need to be strong and tough.

Hundreds of generals and admirals, senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers, have been summoned by United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base with little notice.

“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,” Trump told the Reuters news agency in an interview.

“That’s all that is, esprit de corps. It’s about time somebody did that,” he added.

Trump’s attendance could overshadow Hegseth, who was expected to discuss the need to adhere to a “warrior eth

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