US EditionTrump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman strikes a humble, apolitical tone in Senate hearing
- The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a confirmation hearing this week for President Donald Trump's nominee, Gen. Dan Caine, to replace Gen. CQ Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Gen. CQ Brown was fired by Trump last month, reportedly without a clear reason, creating a vacancy for the top uniformed military post.
- Gen. Caine, who previously served in the Air National Guard and as a deputy commander of a special operations task force fighting the Islamic State in 2018, currently does not meet statutory qualifications for the position and will require multiple waivers.
- The confirmation hearing occurs amidst intense scrutiny of the Department of Defense, partly due to an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's sharing of sensitive operations plans ahead of airstrikes in Yemen earlier this month, which administration officials are refuting calls for his resignation.
- Given that Senate Republicans control the chamber and have shown little opposition to Trump's nominees so far, Caine is expected to be confirmed, according to Leo of Military Times, who has covered Congress, Veterans Affairs, and the White House since 2004.
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4 Takeaways From Confirmation Hearing for Trump’s Joint Chiefs Nominee
At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John D. “Razin” Caine said he would provide apolitical military leadership if he becomes the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Donald Trump nominated Caine as the top uniformed military leader in February after dismissing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. from the Joint Chiefs chairmanship. Trump subsequently relieved other t…
Joint Chiefs of Staff chair nominee John Caine promises to be 'apolitical' and candid
Retired Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine promised to stay out of politics and only provide President Donald Trump with honest assessments if confirmed as general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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President Trump's pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had to make an unusual denial at the start of his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel on Tuesday. Retired Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine told the Armed Services committee that he had not donned a...
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Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman vows to be apolitical and addresses Signal chat
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine is a decorated F-16 combat pilot who served in leadership in multiple special operations commands, in some of the Pentagon’s most classified programs and in the CIA
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