President Appears To Forget Name of Defense Secretary, Calls Him 'The Black Man'

‘Look at the heat I’m getting because I named a, uh, the secretary of defense, the Black man.’ In a Wednesday interview with Black Entertainment Television, President Biden appeared to momentarily forget the name of his Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, referring to him as “the Black man.” The interview focused on Mr. Biden’s efforts to increase diversity within his administration, during which he highlighted his record of appointing Black individuals to key positions. “It’s all about treating people with dignity,” Mr. Biden said. “For example, look at the heat...