President Donald Trump will make a major announcement with War Secretary Hegseth and Navy Secretary Phelan on Monday, December 23, at 4:30 p.m. ET at Mar-a-Lago, according to an X post by @nicksortor published over the past 59 minutes. This development confirms an earlier report by NewsNation reporter Kellie Meyer at 3:46 a.m. UTC on December 22 that Trump is scheduled to speak with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary Rubio at the same time and location. Hegseth is identified as the War Secretary in Sortor's post. The announcement occurs amid U.S. military activity in the Caribbean, including active pursuit of the sanctioned Venezuelan-linked oil tanker M/T Bella 1 northeast of Venezuela, as confirmed by an official to Meyer earlier today.
