US President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's at a White House event. Alex Brandon / Pool via CNP
Politico: The unexpected Pentagon chief
A media-shy Lloyd Austin works behind the scenes to carry out the president's plans. Lloyd Austin was sitting in his car in a church parking lot after Saturday night mass when he got the call that would change his life. The phone clicked, and a voice asked him if he would please hold for the president-elect. That’s when Joe Biden asked Austin to make history as the first Black man to lead the Pentagon.
For Austin, a physically imposing but intensely private man, this was not the plan. After retiring from the military as a four-star general in 2016, Austin settled into the private sector. He never built the traditional Washington political network, or campaigned for a post in the administration.
Never comfortable in the spotlight, Austin has assumed a behind-the-scenes role in the Biden administration, providing his counsel but ultimately carrying out the decisions made by the president and a close coterie of longtime aides.
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