Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's meeting with top U.S. military leaders Tuesday in Quantico, Va., would be highly unusual at any time, but it's made more unusual by the fact that President Trump said he would attend the gathering.

"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 told NBC News . "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."

Those details are the most public yet to emerge about the gathering since U.S. military officials confirmed to NPR that Hegseth ha

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