During his opening remarks, Lloyd Austin stated:
We also owe our people a working environment free of discrimination, hate and harassment. If confirmed, I will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault, to rid our ranks of racists and extremists, and to create a climate where everyone fit and willing has the opportunity to serve this country with dignity. The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies. But we can’t do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks.
Democrats in recent days have sounded the alarm over the prospect of extremists in the military, after veterans and active-duty members of the military were identified attending a pro-Trump protest at the Capitol on January 6, with some breaching the Capitol building. (snip)
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti via AP, File
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti used to be widely regarded as a rising star in the Democrat party, someone who could be expected to run for President someday. After Joe Biden was the presumptive Democrat nominee in mid-2020, and despite Garcetti’s massive failure addressing the homelessness issue in Los Angeles, his name was floated as a potential running mate then Cabinet appointee.
Even as Los Angeles spun out of control amid prolonged Wuhan coronavirus lockdowns, Black Lives Matter “peaceful protests,” the unfortunate results of soft-on-crime policies, and even larger increases in homelessness, Garcetti could count on softball interviews with the mainstream media.