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Defense secretary Lloyd Austin expressed his “deepest condolences” to the family of Colin Powell after the former secretary of state died of complications from Covid-19.
“The world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. Alma lost a great husband, and the family lost a tremendous father,” Austin told reporters in Georgia, where he is visiting to discuss national security issues in eastern Europe.