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Joe Biden taps Trump appointee David Norquist to be his temporary defence secretary
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Lara Seligman on politico.com on January 14, 2021.US president-elect Joe Biden is tapping current Deputy Defence Secretary David Norquist to temporarily run the Pentagon while the new team works to confirm a permanent defence chief, according to four people familiar with discussions.Norquist, the Pentagon’s No 2 since July 2019, will take over after the inauguration and be in charge until the Senate…