Tag: Lloyd Austin

"I had the privilege of meeting with him earlier this year and viewed him as a valued partner and friend of the United States," Austin said.

New York:  US President-elect Joe Biden has made his case for retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defence, urging Congress to waive a legal prohibition against a recently serving military officer running the Pentagon. With concern rising in Congress about maintaining civilian control of the military, Biden on Tuesday suggested he felt […]