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.’

Secretary Blinken, left, President Biden, and Secretary Austin, right, at the White House, October 2, 2023. — Secretary Blinken, left, President Biden, and Secretary Austin, right, at the White House, October 2, 2023. AP/Susan Walsh

JOSEPH CURL

Jul 18, 2024, 10:39 AM ET