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President Trump said he would attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s meeting of top military leaders taking place on Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia.

A White House official told The Associated Press the president's participation was not part of the original plan for the meeting but that he decided that he wanted to go.

Hundreds of generals and admirals have been summoned from all over the world.

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 Pet

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