Former President Donald Trump revived the story of Gen. “Raisin” Caine during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. Here is an explanation of the man he was referring to.
Trump recalled a conversation he had with Air Force Lt. Gen. John D. Caine in December 2018 while Caine was stationed in Iraq. At the time, he was deputy commanding general over the Special Operations Joint Task Force there. He remained there for over 18 months.
CSPAN referred to him as “Dan ‘Razin’ Caine” when he spoke at a forum in homage to 9/11. Trump’s campaign returned the Washington Examiner’s request to confirm he was the same general from the former president’s story. The Pentagon refused to comment on the matter.
Caine allegedly told Trump that ISIS was “not tough,” but “they just don’t let us do our job.” The general then went on to promise the then-president that ISIS could be defeated in a matter of four weeks, per Trump’s retelling Saturday, which was nearly identical to how he told the story back in 2019. Trump’s advisers allegedly told him at the time it would take four years.
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Trump claimed Caine donned a “Make America Great Again” hat during their meeting, even though it was not allowed.
The general went on to receive many awards during his service, among them an Iraq Campaign Medal and a Presidential Service Badge. Caine serves as the CIA’s Associate Director for Military Affairs, where he has been since 2021. According to the agency, Caine is the “primary interlocutor between CIA and the Department of Defense.”
