Yes, but you didn't even tell the president???United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he takes “full responsibility” for the secrecy after it emerged that he had been in hospital since last Monday and that many top White House officials including President Joe Biden were unaware.
Austin, who is 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on January 1 for what the Pentagon announced on Friday were “complications following a recent elective medical procedure”.
The secrecy surrounding Austin’s hospital admission is a breach of standard protocol and comes amid the Israel-Gaza war and heightened tension in the Middle East.
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Austin had been in hospital for three days before Pentagon officials told National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and other top White House officials about the situation.
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“I recognise I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,” Austin said in a statement on Saturday evening.
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Also, how does the president go three days without checking in with the Secretary of Defense?
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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