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Biden says 'right moment' for Pentagon pick

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Biden says 'right moment' for Pentagon pick

Biden says 'right moment' for Pentagon pick

[NFA] President-elect Joe Biden said it was the "right moment" in U.S. history for his nominee for defense secretary, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, despite a law requiring the military's top brass to have been out of the armed forces for at least seven years before running the Pentagon.

This report produced by Chris Dignam.


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