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Trump’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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PBS NewsHour covers Trump’s nominee Dan ‘Razin’ Caine facing Senate questions over Signal chats and military strike details in Yemen.
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