The Washington Post, which first reported the gathering, later reported that the purpose of the meeting was for the generals to hear Hegseth deliver a speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos.”
The meeting comes amid concern over Trump’s increasing use of the military for domestic purposes in his second term. In recent months, he has deployed troops to cities across the country, raising concerns about the stifling of dissent against his unpopular government.
Trump announced on Saturday that he had directed the Pentagon to send troops to “protect” Portland, Oregon, adding that he was authorizing “full force, if necessary.”
Well, I commented last week that if I was an invited general and Hegseth wasn’t going to be there physically, I wouldn’t go.
And I swear I read something yesterday about Pete “speaking remotely”.
And now Trump is attending in person.
Now I don’t 100% think it will be what it looks like, but if I was Russia and I was on the verge of going to war with NATO, I can’t think of a better way to cripple the US chain of command.
Tin foil hat on - maybe this will be the false flag they need. Crazy leftist antifa trans democratic drag queen blows up 200 generals and the president.
Hegseth attending remotely but forcing everyone else to attend in person would be like Wiley coyote level of sabotage.