Assuming Caine is not lying, that would mean the president’s assertion—that Caine told him “I would kill for you, sir” before slapping on a MAGA cap—is a bunch of bull.
Instead, the president’s Joint Chiefs pick told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he suspects Trump had the interaction he recalled with someone else at Al Asad air base that day.
“I went back and listened to those tapes, and I think the president was actually talking about somebody else,” Caine said. “And I’ve never worn any political merchandise or said anything to that effect.”