Pentagon chief Austin: Anti-extremism push not about ‘political parties or political beliefs’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the Pentagon’s anti-extremism initiative is in no way about troops’ individual political beliefs.
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SharesDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the Pentagon’s anti-extremism initiative is in no way about troops’ individual political beliefs.
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