Trump’s Hand-Picked Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Denies President’s Claim He Donned MAGA Cap While in Uniform
The president claimed in a 2024 speech that the general he has now nominated to serve as his chief military advisor once told him, ‘I love you, sir. I think you’re great, sir. I’ll kill for you, sir.’

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant General Dan Caine, pushed back Tuesday on the president’s own claims that he wore a Make America Great Again hat while he was serving in uniform. The nominee to serve as his chief military advisor was chosen after the president took the rare step of firing the previous Joint Chiefs chairman.
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