Lloyd Austin

US President Donald Trump at West Point, New York.

Chinese Businessman to Revive Trump’s Rundown High School

The change in ownership of the military academy comes as the U.S.-China feud continues to escalate.

Jasmine Venet

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is holding the first Cabinet meeting of his second term, joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

MARCHING ORDERS

5 Former Defense Secretaries Blast Trump for Military Purge

Ex-Pentagon chiefs from both sides of the aisle called on Congress to hold Trump to account for his firings.

Leigh Kimmins

Lloyd Austin

Austin Praises Women in Combat While Hegseth Wants Them Out

“If I get a little fired up about this, it’s just because this isn’t 1950,” he said.

William Vaillancourt

Joe Biden

‘THE BLACK MAN’

Biden Appears to Forget His Own Defense Secretary’s Name

The president, apparently blanking on Lloyd Austin’s name, instead referred to him as the “Black man” in an interview with BET.

AJ McDougall

Lloyd Austin, wearing glasses and a suit, stares forward blankly.

Lloyd Austin Says U.S. Has Seen No Evidence of Gaza Genocide

The defense secretary added that he does not believe the U.S. is “green-lighting genocide” by financially supporting Israel.

Josh Fiallo

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

WORKING FROM HOME

Lloyd Austin Released From Hospital, Resumes ‘Full Duties’

The defense secretary was given the green light by doctors on Tuesday afternoon.

Matt Young