With 60 votes in favor and 25 opposites, Dan Caine takes office after a vote that happened at dawn on Friday (11)
The Senate of approved this Friday (11) the appointment of the candidate of For the country’s main military office, after the president abruptly dismissed the previous commander of the joint-joint state of the Armed Forces. The senators approved the appointment of Dan Caine with 60 votes in favor and 25 opposites in a vote during the last dawn.
The Trump administration fired several high -ranking officers as part of a reorganization of the American military summit that began shortly after the republican’s inauguration in January. Democrats harshly criticized layoffs, including that of the previous commander of the joint staff, General Charles Cq Brown, and accuse Trump and the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to try to ensure that the armed forces are directed by people loyal to the president.
Caine tried to dispel concerns during a congressional audience last week, in which she promised to continue “with the traditions and habits” of her service oath and her “commitment as a non -party impartial leader”. Avoiding the politicization of the Armed Forces “begins with giving a good example from the summit and ensuring that we are impartial and apolitical, always telling the truth before power,” he added.
“The country and the Constitution require impartial armed forces,” he said. Caine also denied having worn a cap with the phrase “Make America Great Again”, Trump’s slogan, during a meeting with the current president, as the Republican reported, and suggested that the president could be remembering someone else.
Trump dismissed Brown, who was appointed by former Democratic president In 2023, in February, without presenting explanations. Navy Staff Commander Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Air Force’s deputy commander and three high-ranking military lawyers were also fired this year.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Victor Oliveira
