Joe Biden Facing Growing Pressure To Pick A Secretary Of Defense

Jeh Johnson, Michele Flournoy, and Lloyd Austin

Dov S. Zakheim, The Hill: Biden can wait no longer to choose his secretary of Defense

More than a week has passed since President-elect Biden unveiled his national security team, consisting of Tony Blinken as secretary of State, Jake Sullivan as national security adviser, Alejandro Mayorkas to be Homeland Security secretary, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Since then, he has announced the names of other appointees, notably Janet Yellen as the designated secretary of the Treasury, and a host of economic advisers. He has even named Yellen’s deputy, former deputy national security adviser Wally Adeyemo. But he has yet to name his choice for secretary of Defense.

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Update: Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick (AP)

WNU Editor: I am sure he will be making his decision before Christmas.