“The era of politically correct, overly sensitive don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings leadership ends right now at every level,” Hegseth said. Hegseth and President Donald Trump abruptly called military leaders from around the world to convene at a base in Virginia without publicly revealing the reason until Tuesday morning. It was typical for Trump, apart from the fact that his audience was an unusual gathering of top military leaders. Trump says message to military leaders is, ‘I am with you’“We’re a team,” Trump said. Meeting of military leaders kicks offGen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, kicked off a gathering of military leaders standing before a giant American flag by saying that “we are living in dynamic and potentially dangerous times.”“Even as we strive for and seek peace, we must be prepared for war,” Caine said.