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Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon
If confirmed, the retired general would become the first Black defense secretary.
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.
- LARA SELIGMAN, TYLER PAGER, CONNOR O’BRIEN and NATASHA BERTRAND
- Politico
If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black person to lead the Pentagon.
In picking Austin, Biden has chosen a barrier-breaking former four-star officer who was the first Black general to command an Army division in combat and the first to oversee an…
Austin’s announcement could…