POTUS says he will fire US military leaders if he doesn't like them

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON  -  President Donald Trump said he would meet with top U.S. military leaders on Tuesday and that he would fire any of them on the spot if he didn't like them.

"I'm going to be meeting with generals and with admirals and with leaders, and if I don't like somebody, I'm going to fire them right on the spot," Trump said.

He was due to speak at an unprecedented gathering of military leaders near Washington later in the day. 

(Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington // REUTERS)