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| Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet |
| 2024-01-06 |
| [AyPee] 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. Nice. While Biden was on a family holiday in the Caribbean. Ryder said Friday that it’s not clear when Austin will be released from the hospital, but said the secretary is “recovering well,” adding that he expected “to resume his full duties” Friday. Putting the "In" back into "Incompetence" The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization is counter to normal practice with other senior U.S. and Cabinet officials, including the president. The Pentagon Press Association, which represents media members who cover the Defense Department, sent a letter of protest to Ryder and Chris Meagher, the assistant defense secretary for public affairs. “The fact that he has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for four days and the Pentagon is only now alerting the public late on a Friday evening is an outrage,” the PPA said in its letter. “At a time when there are growing threats to U.S. military service members in the Middle East and the U.S. is playing key national security roles in the wars in Israel and Ukraine, it is particularly critical for the American public to be informed about the health status and decision-making ability of its top defense leader.” Related: Lloyd Austin: 2023-12-31 Top US naval commander in Mideast: Houthis showing no signs of ending attacks on ships Lloyd Austin: 2023-12-30 Pro-Iran militia group targets US troops in northeast Syria Lloyd Austin: 2023-12-27 Defense Secretary Says Strikes in Response to Attacks Against U.S. Troops in Iraq Were ‘Proportionate' |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Defense Secretary Austin resumes duties, was in intensive care unit for days as public kept in the dark |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-06 18:01 |
| #8 Oh, thanks for that mental visual of his moobs... Yeah, but you know he has 'em. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-01-06 14:33 |
| #7 JCS has an open line to the PLA heads. They could always ask for guidance from General Chang. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-06 10:14 |
| #6 So Lunch Vader transitioning, and nobody waking der Brandon even as he cooks in the sun, is it General Mills in charge of the military then? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-01-06 10:03 |
| #5 If he quits or goes tits up Oh, thanks for that mental visual of his moobs... Ugh! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-01-06 09:27 |
| #4 If he quits or goes tits up it may help recruiting. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2024-01-06 08:39 |
| #3 Considering they have been covering Biden's issues for 3 years. They should be experts at it. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-01-06 07:58 |
| #2 Transitioning? Snark O'The Day |
| Posted by: Lonzo Darling of the Weak2455 2024-01-06 06:42 |
| #1 Neural transplant ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-06 00:49 |