Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released from hospital
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Defense Secretary Austin is 'actively involved and engaged' while hospitalized
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is still hospitalized following doctors' advice, but he's "actively involved and engaged," according to national security spokesperson John Kirby. Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Kirby said that Austin took part in discussions planning strikes on Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen several days ago. "It's also important for people to remember that the cabinet officials don't have to sit and talk every single day to make every decision," Kirby said. "A lot of the work that gets done in nati
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin treated for prostate cancer, severe infection: Pentagon
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 for complications following surgery nearly two weeks earlier to treat prostate cancer, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center revealed Tuesday. The disclosure of Austin's diagnosis and cause of his hospitalization came amid controversy over the Pentagon's failure for days to inform the White House or the public that the Defense secretary had been admitted to Walter Reed, where he ended up in the intensive care unit. Pentagon officials also failed for two days last week to notify Austin's second-in-command that he had transferred authority to her while he was in the ICU, and while she was in Puerto Rico. President Joe Biden only learned Austin's prostate cancer diagnosis on Tuesday morning, three d
Pentagon officials stunned by defense secretary keeping cancer diagnosis secret from POTUS: 'Reckless'
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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday. It was the department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted — five days earlier — to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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