Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey on Wednesday described President Trump’s Quantico, Va., remarks to top generals as less than admirable. “I’ve been doing this a long time. That presentation at Quantico from the president and secretary of Defense was one of the most bizarre,

President Trump spoke for nearly an hour to senior U.S. military leaders at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia. He commented on a range of topics, including a new military spending plan. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Nancy Cordes have the details,

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of top commanders from around the world.

The Virginia municipality, known as Q Town, is encircled by the Marine Corps base where Trump and Hegseth are expected to meet with the generals Tuesday.

I look forward to finding new ways to support our Air Force, our national defense, and the incredible people who make it all possible.”  His sudden announcement follows Trump’s speech Tuesday, and it comes after Bussiere’s nomination to serve as the Air Force’s vice chief of staff was withdrawn last month without any public explanation.

Trump and the defense secretary summoned top military leaders to the side of authoritarianism and abuse, but the officers did not thrill to the message.

The Pentagon issued several memos on Tuesday that outlined a broad range of personnel changes, instituting stricter grooming standards and gender-neutral standards for combat jobs. The memos follow a Tuesday address by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of senior military leadership at Marine Corps Base Quantico,

Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives while speaking to military commanders at a meeting in Quantico, Virginia.