Dan Caine
Nomination and confirmation: added a source on his MAGA hat denial
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=== Nomination and confirmation === |
=== Nomination and confirmation === |
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[[File:250622-D-PM193-1299 SecDef Hegseth, CJCS Dan Caine Conduct Pentagon Press Briefing.jpg|thumb|alt=A man speaking behind a podium|Caine speaking at [[the Pentagon]] following [[American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites|airstrikes]] on [[Iran]]ian nuclear facilities, June 2025|left]] |
[[File:250622-D-PM193-1299 SecDef Hegseth, CJCS Dan Caine Conduct Pentagon Press Briefing.jpg|thumb|alt=A man speaking behind a podium|Caine speaking at [[the Pentagon]] following [[American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites|airstrikes]] on [[Iran]]ian nuclear facilities, June 2025|left]] |
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On 21 February 2025, President [[Donald Trump]] named Caine as his nominee to replace [[Charles Q. Brown Jr.]], the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. Speaking at the 2019 [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], Trump said he had met Caine in Iraq in December 2018.{{Cite web |last1=Schmitt |first1=Eric |last2=Cooper |first2=Helene |last3=Swan |first3=Jonathan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-fires-cq-brown-pentagon.html |title=Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon |date=February 21, 2025 |author-link1=Eric P. Schmitt |author-link2=Helene Cooper |author-link3=Jonathan Swan |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 22, 2025}} According to Trump, Caine told him, "I love you, sir. I think you're great, sir. I'll kill for you, sir." Allegedly, he claimed that [[ISIS]] could be defeated in a week. Trump also said that Caine was wearing a [[MAGA hat]] at the time, a detail |
On 21 February 2025, President [[Donald Trump]] named Caine as his nominee to replace [[Charles Q. Brown Jr.]], the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. Speaking at the 2019 [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], Trump said he had met Caine in Iraq in December 2018.{{Cite web |last1=Schmitt |first1=Eric |last2=Cooper |first2=Helene |last3=Swan |first3=Jonathan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-fires-cq-brown-pentagon.html |title=Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon |date=February 21, 2025 |author-link1=Eric P. Schmitt |author-link2=Helene Cooper |author-link3=Jonathan Swan |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 22, 2025}} According to Trump, Caine told him, "I love you, sir. I think you're great, sir. I'll kill for you, sir." Allegedly, he claimed that [[ISIS]] could be defeated in a week. Trump also said that Caine was wearing a [[MAGA hat]] at the time, a detail denied by Caine.{{cite news |last1=Gould |first1=Joe |last2=O'Brien |first2=Connor |title=Caine denies Trump’s MAGA hat tale |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/caine-denies-trumps-maga-hat-tale-00263025 |access-date=21 April 2026 |work=[[Politico]] |date=1 April 2025 |language=en}} |
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According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', Caine met with Trump and vice president [[JD Vance]] during the week prior to the announcement of the nomination. The ''Times'' later reported that Caine was considered for the position over [[Michael Kurilla]], the commander of [[United States Central Command]].{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Eric |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/trump-dan-caine-joint-chiefs-chairman.html |title=Trump's Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick |date=February 23, 2025 |author-link=Eric P. Schmitt |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 23, 2025 }} [[Title 10 of the United States Code]] requires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be selected from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces and only if the officer had served as a combatant, unified, or specified commander, the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], or, if the officer had served as the highest uniformed officer in one of the six military service branches (although that requirement may be waived if "necessary in the national interest"). |
According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', Caine met with Trump and vice president [[JD Vance]] during the week prior to the announcement of the nomination. The ''Times'' later reported that Caine was considered for the position over [[Michael Kurilla]], the commander of [[United States Central Command]].{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Eric |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/trump-dan-caine-joint-chiefs-chairman.html |title=Trump's Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick |date=February 23, 2025 |author-link=Eric P. Schmitt |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 23, 2025 }} [[Title 10 of the United States Code]] requires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to be selected from the officers of the regular components of the armed forces and only if the officer had served as a combatant, unified, or specified commander, the [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]], or, if the officer had served as the highest uniformed officer in one of the six military service branches (although that requirement may be waived if "necessary in the national interest"). |
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