President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hosted the 25th Anniversary 9/11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon.
General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a speech at the Pentagon to commemorate those who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was at a 9/11 memorial event nearby.
Caine, who is President Donald Trump's top military adviser, was among the military pilots who patrolled the Washington, D.C. airspace in the aftermath of 9/11 and later served in Bush's White House.
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Secretary of War Pet Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, where the two leaders spoke in support of President Donald J. Trump's supplemental budget request to Congress.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the White House's $87.6 billion supplemental funding request. The Trump administration requested the funds from Congress to pay for the Iran war, curtail the Ebola outbreak and provide aid to U.S. farmers, among other requests. The hearing comes just days after an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war left three U.S. service members dead. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will also testify. #hegseth #senate #dancaine #trump
The Pentagon seeks an additional $80 billion to cover the costs of the conflict and replenish depleted weapons stocks.