GOP chair rips new Pentagon chief of staff, urges Austin to 'reconsider'

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) blasted new Pentagon Chief of Staff Derek Chollet as “absolutely unqualified” on Monday, urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to “reconsider” his pick for the No. 3 official in the department.

Austin named Chollet, currently a senior State Department adviser, as the Pentagon’s new chief of staff earlier Monday, replacing the outgoing Kelly Magsamen. 

“He is absolutely unqualified for this position,” McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee...