The moment was quickly overshadowed by other events—first an airline disaster in India, then the outbreak of war between Israel and Iran—but it was nevertheless noteworthy. On June 11, General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared before a congressional appropriations committee alongside his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Caine, personally selected by President Donald Trump in February and on the job for barely two months, had been keeping a very low profile. Until recently, it was impossible to find on the internet where and when he was born. (Elmira, New York, August 10, 1968.) Staying out of public view was a wise move, given this president’s fractious relationship with America’s military leaders. Trump has said he expects loyalty from “his” generals and casts them aside when they displease him.Caine’s immediate predecessor, General Charles Q. Brown, was fired just 16 months into his four-year term for… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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