President Donald Trump spoke to hundreds of top military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Tuesday. He defended his choice to send troops to American cities and said he plans to do more of it. The meeting brought together nearly 800 generals, admirals, and their senior enlisted leaders from around the world. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called them together.
Trump said that crime in America is a threat to national security and needs the military to deal with it. He said that defending the country at home was the military’s “most important priority.” He told the leaders in the room that they could be asked to help with federal action in cities run by Democrats.
