{"id":2422534,"date":"2025-04-11T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:59:54","slug":"senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Confirms Dan &#8216;Razin&#8217; Caine To Lead Joint Chiefs Of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422534&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Senate has confirmed retired Air force Lt. Gen. Dan \u201cRazin\u201d Caine as the new chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wiht a bipartisan vote of 60-25. All opposition votes came from Democrats, while 15 senators did not vote. To affirm Caine&#8217;s position, the Senate also agreed to reinstate him to active duty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth congratulated Caine, emphasizing the importance of his leadership in returning focus to the American warfighter. caine discussed his military experience adn the meaning of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-exposes-cnn-contributors-dishonest-trump-flip-flop\/\" title=\"New Report Exposes CNN Contributor\u2019s Dishonest Trump Flip-Flop\">robust national defense<\/a> during his confirmation hearing, asserting that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">achieving peace requires \u201coverwhelming strength<\/a>.\u201d his nomination marks a departure from the previous chair, Charles Q. Brown, and reflects a shift away from the politicization of military leadership seen during Mark Milley\u2019s tenure, who was criticized for his controversial statements and actions while serving under former President Trump. Caine&#8217;s confirmation is viewed as a move toward prioritizing military readiness and stability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2kP-96eJZHU\">PBS NewsHour\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Senate%20Confirms%20Dan%20%E2%80%98Razin%E2%80%99%20Caine%20To%20Lead%20Joint%20Chiefs%20Of%20Staff&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Senate%20Confirms%20Dan%20%E2%80%98Razin%E2%80%99%20Caine%20To%20Lead%20Joint%20Chiefs%20Of%20Staff&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Senate%20Confirms%20Dan%20%E2%80%98Razin%E2%80%99%20Caine%20To%20Lead%20Joint%20Chiefs%20Of%20Staff&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/senate-confirms-dan-razin-caine-to-lead-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1191\/vote_119_1_00213.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60-25<\/a> bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan &ldquo;Razin&rdquo; Caine as the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. All &ldquo;no&rdquo; votes came from Democrats, with 15 senators not voting. For him to assume the positon, the Senate also agreed to promote Caine and reinstate him to active service. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congratulations to Dan &lsquo;Razin&rsquo; Caine on his confirmation in the Senate as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,&rdquo; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDef\/status\/1910660682137100309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Your leadership will be a welcomed\/vital part of ensuring we return the Dept. of Defense back to the American warfighter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-492228369\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Caine&rsquo;s nomination was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/press-releases\/sasc-advances-nominations-of-meink-duffey-michael-bass-and-caine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> &ldquo;favorably&rdquo; alongside several other military-related nominees by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Wednesday. A final vote tally was not provided by the committee.<\/p>\n<p>During his April 1 confirmation hearing before the SASC, Caine <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/a-commitment-to-the-constitution-dem-sen-mark-kelly-defends-mark-milleys-alleged-warnings-to-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoke<\/a> of his lengthy military career and the challenges facing the force moving forward. He further noted the importance of maintaining a strong national defense to promote stability throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can never forget that our number one job is to create peace through overwhelming strength, and if need be, fight and win our nation&rsquo;s wars,&rdquo; Caine said.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/4077712\/trump-nominates-dan-razin-caine-to-be-joint-chiefs-chairman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nominated<\/a>&nbsp;Caine in February to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff and fill the position of fired Chair Charles Q. Brown. Promoted to the position by former President Biden, Brown was a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/22\/revisiting-the-racialist-nonsense-espoused-by-bidens-pick-for-joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major proponent<\/a> of so-called &ldquo;diversity, equity, and inclusion&rdquo; (DEI) ideology in the military.<\/p>\n<p>While participating in a November 2020 discussion, for instance, Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/brown-diversity-push-changing-personnel-decision-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggested<\/a>&nbsp;that &ldquo;[a]t the higher level of the Air Force, diversity ha[d] moved to the forefront of personnel decisions such as promotions and hiring,&rdquo; Air and Space Forces Magazine reported. In the same event, Brown also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/08\/bidens-pick-for-joint-chiefs-chair-made-diversity-and-inclusion-focal-points-in-air-force-personnel-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a>&nbsp;to using his then-post as Air Force chief of staff to increase opportunities for &ldquo;diverse candidates&rdquo; in the service, saying he &ldquo;hire[d] for diversity&rdquo; when building his staff, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/22\/trump-ousts-leftist-joint-chiefs-of-staff-chair-other-dei-pushing-military-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump Ousts Leftist Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chair, Other DEI-Pushing Military Officials<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caine&rsquo;s confirmation also represents a clean break from the politicization of the Joint Chiefs by retired Gen. Mark Milley, who served as chair of the advisory board from 2019-2023.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure leading the Joint Chiefs, Milley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/10\/12\/mark-milley-donald-trump-fascist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> disparaged Trump as a &ldquo;fascist to the core,&rdquo; and seemingly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/09\/29\/mark-milley-charles-q-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred<\/a>&nbsp;to the now-president as a &ldquo;wannabe dictator&rdquo; in his 2023 retirement speech.<\/p>\n<p>More egregious, however, are Milley&rsquo;s alleged comments to his counterpart in the Chinese military. In 2021, it was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/16\/growing-horde-of-gop-lawmakers-calls-for-milley-to-be-investigated-and-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that while serving under Trump, Milley told the said Chinese official that the U.S. had no intention of attacking China, and that he would &ldquo;call [Beijing] ahead of time&rdquo; if Trump were to launch such an offensive.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/01\/a-commitment-to-the-constitution-dem-sen-mark-kelly-defends-mark-milleys-alleged-warnings-to-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defended<\/a> Milley&rsquo;s purported communication with the Chinese during Caine&rsquo;s confirmation hearing, claiming the general &ldquo;did this out of a deep respect and commitment to the Constitution of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump-led Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-pulling-gen-milleys-security-detail-clearance-panel-may-face-demotion-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> earlier this year that the agency&rsquo;s inspector general would be launching an investigation into Milley&rsquo;s conduct, claiming he &ldquo;undermine[d] the chain of command&rdquo; during Trump&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. 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