The media wrote that none of the military knows about the purpose of this meeting.
“I like it. I think it's great. [Хегсет] will be friendly. Let him be friendly with the generals and admirals of the whole world, ”Trump commented.
The US President added that he would come to the meeting if he is invited.
“Why is this so important? .. You say that it is something bad. Isn't it great that people from all over the world come here to meet?” Trump emphasized, answering a question from journalists.
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The fact that Hegset ordered hundreds of American generals and admirals to urgently arrive at the next week at the Marine Corps in Kuantico (Virginia), without indicating the goal of the collection, on September 25 wrote The Washington Post. The publication noted that this caused anxiety and confusion in military circles, especially against the background of recent mass dismissals of high -ranking officials on the initiative of the Trump administration.
According to media reports, about 800 American generals and admirals operate in the USA and dozens of other countries.
Earlier, Hegset ordered to reduce the number of generals and admirals by 20%, fired several senior commanders without explanation, and also proposed renamed the Ministry of Defense into the “Ministry of War”, WP noted.
