Former Army General Lloyd Austin has taken charge of the US Department of Defense
Washington … News Time
For the first time, a new US administration has appointed a black American to head the Pentagon. According to a report by a foreign news agency, Lloyd Austin, a close ally of US President Joe Biden, has taken charge of the US Department of Defense. The U.S. Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, as Secretary of Defense. General (retd) Austin (Lloyd Austin) received equal support from Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, where he received 93-2 votes. General (retd) Lloyd Austin replaces former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller following the resignation of former Secretary of Defense Jim M. Metz in a dispute with Donald Trump. He was holding this post. It should be noted that the US President has started forming his cabinet after taking office. Earlier, US President Joe Biden has signed 17 orders as soon as he took over the presidency. It is reported that the US President also signed a bill to lift the ban on immigration to the United States for citizens of some Muslim-majority countries. The US president’s orders will protect young immigrants and stop the construction of a wall on the Mexican border. He also reaffirmed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and signed a bill mandating masks on all federal property.
