According to multiple outlets, President Trump is expected to attend a meeting of top military leadership in Virginia on Tuesday. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned the meeting of hundreds of generals and admirals from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico. The meeting, a rare gathering of the country’s senior military leadership in one location, will focus on the need to adhere to “warrior ethos.” TRUMP JOINS SURPRISE MILITARY MEETING IN VIRGINIA Trump is now set to attend a last-minute military meeting in Virginia that was originally planned as a brief speech by Sec. Hegseth. His appearance adds major security changes and raises questions about the purpose of the… https://t.co/mR8t6hkEYc pic.twitter.com/44wo7JTG9Z — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 28, 2025 The Associated Press shared more: Trump told NBC News in an interview Sunday that they would be “talking about how well we’re doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, positive things.” News about the meeting broke Thursday, and no reason was initially provided for the unusual gathering. Trump didn’t seem to know about it when first asked by reporters during an Oval Office appearance. “I’ll be there if they want me, but why is it such a big deal?” Trump said. The official said the president’s participation was not part of the original plan for the meeting but that he decided that he wanted to go. A meeting with top military leadership of this size and on such short notice is considered extremely rare, raising security concerns. Exclusive: President Trump has decided he’s going to the last-minute global gathering of the nation’s top generals in Virginia that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered last week. https://t.co/SICEIigC8v — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 28, 2025 USA TODAY noted: A meeting with such senior leadership would normally be planned months in advance, throwing schedules in disarray as the military’s leaders rush to make the Tuesday meeting. All senior officers at the rank of brigadier general and above must attend the meeting, according to the Washington Post. Around 800 officers currently fall into that category, according to the Congressional Research Service. Hegseth is expected to discuss the need to adhere to a “warrior ethos” throughout the military and could touch on other areas during the roughly one-hour-long event, according to Reuters.