President Trump said Tuesday ahead of a speech to the military's top brass — convened at a highly unusual gathering in Virginia — that he would fire any generals he disliked "on the spot."

Why it matters: Paired with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech urging military leaders to embrace the new MAGA military or resign, Trump's comment lays bare his intention of bringing in new generals he views as more aligned with him.

Driving the news: Trump made the comment to reporters at the White House as he headed to a Marine Corps base in Virginia, where Hegseth was giving a speech on the need for a less constrained and less "woke" military. • "For too long, we've promoted too many uniform leaders for the wrong reasons, based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so calle

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