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Miles Archer

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Sun Sep 28, 2025, 12:50 PM Sep 28

Trump decides Hegseth's bullshit "summit" can't be ALL ABOUT HIM unless he SHOWS UP, so he will [View all]

Trump to Upstage Hegseth by Crashing Bizarre Generals Summit
GENERAL GRIEVANCE
The president is expected to follow the defense secretary’s remarks with a speech of his own.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-to-upstage-hegseth-by-crashing-bizarre-generals-summit/

Trump is gearing up to hold court at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s all-hands military meeting Tuesday.

The 79-year-old president’s appearance, first reported by Axios, adds much more scrutiny—and security presence–to what was already a controversial and expensive meeting.

“We have confirmation from the White House that POTUS is now attending the speech on Tuesday,” a planning document obtained by The Washington Post says.

Hegseth, a former Fox News host, last week called U.S. generals stationed around the world to Quantico, Va. The highly-unusual order, which will cost the U.S. millions of dollars to bring the generals to the U.S. on short notice, sparked concerns that the U.S. was on the brink of a major military conflict. However, insider reports indicate that the meeting is essentially a photo-op.

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