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Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for Pentagon Chief

Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for Pentagon Chief
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin speaks after being formally nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be secretary of defense, in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 9, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick for defense secretary, retired general Lloyd Austin, giving Biden his second Cabinet member two days after his inauguration.

Austin was confirmed in a 93-2 vote on Friday, with Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) voting nay. His ascent to the post of Pentagon head makes him the first black secretary of defense in U.S. history.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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