Blaine Holt to Newsmax: Pentagon Meeting May Signal Shake-Up

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Thursday that the urgent, high-level meeting of hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals reportedly convened next week by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is raising alarms across the military community and could signal a major internal shake-up.

Appearing on “The Chris Salcedo Show,” Holt said he’s fielding a flood of calls from fellow officers trying to discern the purpose of the unprecedented gathering.

“I don’t want to get out in front of my skis. I don’t want to recklessly report things because it could be one of a number of things,” Holt cautioned. “I will say that this type of meeting is unprecedented. We don’t do this. We never do this.”

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