Our free email newsletter sends you the biggest headlines from news, sport and showbiz Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailPresident-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to be his defence secretary. Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defence, previously oversaw UA forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama. The retiree was a surprise pick over Michelle Flournoy, the woman considered the leading contender for the job. Flournoy would have been the first woman defence secretary. Austin will need a waiver from Congress since it has been less than the required seven years since he served.

Source: Daily Mirror December 08, 2020 01:31 UTC