On Friday, the Senate confirmed the retired Air Force Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” as the new chairman of the can. Joint chief employeeAbout two months after President Donald Trump rejected his predecessor.
Trump nominated Can for the situation in February, after a sudden firing General CQ Brown Junior.Who served as the chairman and was the second black general to play the role. The dismissal was part of the administration’s widespread efforts to remove military leaders, who supported diversity and equity initiative within ranks. Just before the MPs left for a two-week holiday, the confirmation vote was passed in the Senate with a 60-25 tally.
A highly decorated F -16 pilot, Can lead a lead role in several specialized operation commands and some of the most classified operations of the Pentagon. He has also worked with the CIA. However, Cain does not fulfill the general qualification determined by the 1986 law, such as being a fighter commander or a service prominent. If it is considered necessary for national security interests, these necessary conditions can be forgiven by the President.
Confirmation vote, which took place in the morning hours before the Senate holiday, highlighted the partisan division on Trump’s appointments. The Leader of the Senate majority was held soon after John Thyun, Rs., Senate Democrats Pushed behind against intensifying the process.
New York’s Senate Democratic Leader Chak Shumor expressed his constant displeasure over General Brown’s firing and opposed Cain’s confirmation. He said, “I am angry” about Brown’s dismissal, and expressed doubts about Trump’s inspirations in nominating Can. Shumor said, “General Cain has served our country with pride in the Air Force and Air National Guards, including many fighter deployment. Now, as the top military advisor of our country, I hope that he will continue to fight for our services needs, tell the truth in power, and when he is wrong, oppose Donald Trump.”
Despite the opposition, the vote was bipartished, with 15 Democrats and independent Senator Angus King of Men voted in favor of the appointment of Can.
At the hearing of his confirmation earlier this month, Cain promised Trump to give clear and political advice. He also denied the President’s claim that Can Cain wore a “Make America Great Again” hat, saying, “I have never worn any political goods.”
Asked if he would be ordered to be ordered to be used to use the army for potentially illegal instructions, such that it was his responsibility to oppose such orders. He said, “This is duty and work that I have to push back.”
Trump and Can have a relationship in the first term of the President. He first met during a visit to Iraq, and Trump has referred to Cain as “a real general, television general” in the 2019 speech.
Trump and his previous joint chief president, General Mark Mile, deteriorated as the ties, as they worsened, took steps to prevent the politicization of the office. The Mill particularly reminded the military personnel that their oath was of the Constitution, not to the President. After Trump’s inauguration, the Mile’s picture was removed from the Pentagon, and their safety approval and expansion were canceled.
