Hegseth’s meeting with hundreds of top generals and admirals is, as Trump has already stated it, a practical convention, not a response to a crisis. The administration rightly dismisses media overreaction to a military gathering that is not as unusual or disruptive as it’s being made out to be.
Hegseth’s order summoning 800 generals and admirals to Quantico is likely far from a routine “friendly” meet-and-greet. Insiders describe it as highly irregular and deeply alarming, following months of top-level purges and rapid reductions of four-star officers. The gathering could be a loyalty test, a command reshuffle, or a politically motivated culling, that is already risky in concentrating the military’s highest leaders in a single, vulnerable location.
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