CNN is hosting a town hall with President Obama next week to discuss military issues, the network announced on Monday.

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Anchor Jake Tapper will host the "CNN Presidential Town Hall: America's Military and the Commander in Chief” on Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. in Fort Lee, Va.

The town hall will delve into issues surrounding foreign policy, veterans and the effect policies have on the military. Audience members include soldiers and veterans, who will be able to ask the president questions.

The upcoming town hall comes in the wake of bombings over the weekend in New York and New Jersey. Following a shootout, police arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old suspect in the two bombings.

In a separate incident on Saturday night, a man stabbed multiple people at a Minnesota mall.

The events thrust national security back into the spotlight and sparked a heated back-and-forth between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE and Republican nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE. Each accused the other of weakening U.S. security.