National Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Quiet Hospitalization
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Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.,Jan 23, 2020.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. XaViera Masline), Public Domain license: Public domain – Wikipedia, Presented at WinderereSun.com
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According to Pentagon Press Secretary, U.S. Air Force Major General Patrick S. Ryder, the 70 year old Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for four days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Virginia since January 1, 2024, for treatment for complications resulting from a minor elective surgical procedure on December 22, 2023. Multiple reports indicated that senior leaders at the Pentagon and White House (including President Biden, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan) were not informed about Secretary Austin’s condition and hospitalization until Thursday, January 4, 2024. According to New York Magazine, the reason for this delayed notification was due to the fact that Kelly Magsamen, Secretary Austin’s chief of staff, was also ill and was unable to report to senior officials about Austin’s illness until January 4, 2024. It is not clear what Austin’s elective procedure or resulting complication was. President Biden continues to have confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s leadership. Perhaps a tighter protocol needs to be in place.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains at Walter Reed Hospital as questions intensify about whether the White House and Congress were informed of his condition, in the video published on Jan 7, 2024, by ABC News, as “Defense Secretary Austin speaks out about health“, below:
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President Joe Biden was not aware for days that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Austin was admitted to the hospital on New Year’s Day due to complications from an elective surgery, in the video published on Jan 7, 2024, by CNN, as “Biden wasn’t aware for days that Defense Secretary Austin was hospitalized“, below:
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Jan. 1 following complications from a “recent elective medical procedure,” the Pentagon press secretary said on Friday (January 5). U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday (January 1) following complications from a “recent elective medical procedure,” according to the Pentagon press secretary. The Pentagon did not disclose why he was being treated or why it kept his hospital stay secret all week… but Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder said in a Friday statement that Austin is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties today.” Just a day earlier, Ryder held a televised news briefing offering Austin’s condolences to ally Japan following its New Year’s Day earthquake. 70-year-old Austin sits just below President Joe Biden at the top of the chain of command for the U.S. military. His duties include being ready and available to respond to an incoming nuclear attack. Austin’s deputy Kathleen Hicks has assumed the role in his absence, in the video published on Jan 8, 2024, by New York Post, as “Pentagon kept Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization under wraps“, below:
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About a week after a surgery, he was admitted to the ICU on New Year’s Day, in the video published on Jan 8, 2024, by WHAS11, as “New details about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s quiet hospitalizations“, below:
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Why did Austin Not Inform Biden About Hospitalisation? | Vantage with Palki Sharma US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accepted responsibility for failing to disclose a recent hospitalisation, following reports that even top White House officials and President Joe Biden were in the dark that he was ill and unable to carry out his duties. Why is health such a hush-hush affair for world leaders and top officials? Palki Sharma tells you, in the video published on Jan 9, 2024, by Firstpost, as “Why did Austin Not Inform About Hospitalisation?| Vantage with Palki Sharma“, below:
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The Pentagon said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is out of intensive care after spending at least four days there last week for complications from an elective procedure performed before Christmas. But many questions about his illness remain, including why he waited days to inform President Biden or announce publicly that he had been hospitalized. Nick Schifrin reports, in the video published on Jan 8, 2024, by PBS NewsHour, as “Why the White House didn’t know about Defense Secretary Austin’s hospitalization“, below:
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