https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/16/lloyd-austin-isnt-who-you-think-he-is/
Ten years later, those encounters in Iraq were one factor in president-elect Biden’s decision to select Austin as his secretary of defense. Austin has powerful Biden allies and political supporters, including retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who retains the president-elect’s admiration despite the embarrassing critiques McChrystal’s staff made of Biden back in 2010.
Austin’s confirmation process wasn’t without bumps. Controversy flared over a law barring recently retired military officers from serving as the defense secretary, but top Democrats lined up behind Austin’s nomination, citing the need for Biden to have his national security team in place after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
The negative ramifications of the January 6 riot at the Capitol will be never-ending. Most of what the left is going to do they would’ve done anyway, but now they will speed it along claiming the lofty moral position. I am heartsick for President Trump, his family and team and all patriots.