ret. Lt. General Dan: “Rayzin'” Kane has been confirmed [failed his confirmation vote] Early Friday morning, he became the chairman of the co-director to the Senate.
The vote was 60-25, with Kane set to rise to the highest ranking military office in the United States, serving as one of the president’s key advisers on military affairs. Kane replaced Air Force General Charles Brown with that position due to relations with leftist politics after the Trump administration rejected the former chairman in February. (Related: “The Smartest Man in the Room”: Meet Trump, who just led America’s best military office)
15 Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King joined 44 Republicans to confirm Kane, with 15 senators not voting. No Republicans opposed the nomination.
Lt. Gen. Dan Kane, a retired presidential candidate, became chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1, 2025, before a confirmation hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Kane It’s begun His military career after training with the Air National Guard deployed in Iraq in 2001 and 2003. He also served as policy director for terrorism and strategy under former President George W. Bush.
Trump met Kane Iraq In 2018, he served as commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Special Operations Component. Kane reportedly told Trump that if Trump gives him the right measures, he could wipe out ISIS in a week.
During Trump’s first term, Trump I said In his announcement on the true society, Kane is a “fighter plane” that “contributed to the complete disappearance of the ISIS caliphate” in Iraq.
Kane was considered an unconventional candidate for that position. I agree At a confirmation hearing in the Senate on April 1, Caine, a retired three-star general, will normally occupy a position reserved for an active four-star general.
“I acknowledge that I am an unconventional candidate. These are unconventional times,” Kane said at the hearing.
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