It’s going to be great.”The president made it clear he sees the meeting as more than a routine briefing. “I’m going to be meeting with generals, and with admirals and with leaders,” Trump said. Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and close Trump ally, has promised sweeping cultural changes inside the Pentagon. Still, for Trump, the message seemed clear: this is his military, and he expects it to fall in line. Whether the fallout is as dramatic as the headline remains to be seen, but the warning couldn’t have been louder.