President Trump's nominee for top U.S. general says he never wore a MAGA hat
CBSN
Washington — President Trump has claimed his pick to serve as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Dan Caine donned a MAGA hat as proof of loyalty, but Caine told the Senate Armed Services committee on Tuesday that never happened. Mr. Trump may have been speaking about someone else, Caine said.
"For 34 years, I've upheld my oath of office and the responsibilities of my commission," Caine said. "I went back and listened to those tapes and I think the president was actually talking about somebody else and I've never worn any political merchandise or said anything to that effect."
At the 2024 Conservice Political Action Committee conference, Mr. Trump recounted meeting Caine in Iraq and said Caine told him "'I love you, sir. I think you're great, sir. I'll kill for you, sir.' Then he puts on a Make America Great Again hat. You're not allowed to do that, but they did it."
