Joint Chiefs Nominee: Would Have Stopped Signal Chat

Retired Lt. Gen. Daniel “Razin” Caine, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday he would not discuss classified information on an unclassified channel and would have stopped last month’s Signal chat involving high-ranking officials had he been in the group.

Caine met with lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee, telling them he believes in protecting the “element of surprise,” The Hill reported.

“That’s a key and essential thing that we owe our warfighters,” Caine said.

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