President-elect Joe Biden has announced that he plans to nominate retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as his secretary of defense.
If confirmed, the retired four-star Army general will be the first Black Secretary of Defense. That's historic, by any measure.The general, an Obama administration insider faces a new world of threats from China – and gains a military vastly improved by President Trump.
Appointing a Black person to one of the big Cabinet posts in the administration was a high priority for Team Biden and in Austin they found a very strong pick.
He's a nominee that the Senate will love. But let’s move on from race, for the choice of Austin is fascinating on many levels.
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