Trump nominates Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Razin’ Caine may or may not be the right person to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but Trump tells a great story about meeting Caine in Iraq.
Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth wrote about the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, C. Q. Brown in his book, The War on Warriors.
“The military standards, once the hallmark for competency, professionalism, and ‘mission first’ outcomes, have officially been subsumed by woke priorities,” he wrote. “You think C.Q. Brown will think intuitively about external threats and internal readiness? No chance. He built his generalship dutifully pursuing the radical positions of left-wing politicians, who in turn rewarded him with promotions.”
He also said Brown “made the race card one of his biggest calling cards.”
So, it was good to remove C. Q. Brown, and it was nice that both Trump and Hegseth were charitable to Brown on his way out.
Hegseth added Brown served with “distinction in a career spanning four decades of honorable service.”
“I have come to know him as a thoughtful adviser and salute him for his distinguished service to our country,” he wrote.
“I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Trump wrote. “He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.”
At CPAC 2019, Trump talked about meeting Caine. It’s a great story, and many assumed that Trump embellished. Apparently not. Because Trump does “the weave” when telling a story, I edited out superfluous stories with in a story.