NEW: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejects notion that ret. LtGen Dan Caine - picked by President Trump to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - is not qualified
"I'm going to choose to reject your unqualified question" he tells reporters
"I'm going to choose to reject your unqualified question" he tells reporters
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"It’s roadblocks to orders that are given by a commander-in-chief..." he says
"And we didn’t think those particular positions were well suited...We're opening it up to everybody"
"Certainly, that's a topic we're going to talk about today" per US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
"Iran is a big concern in the region. Saudi Arabia has been a great partner"