US defence chief promises transparency amid secrecy around hospital stay | Military News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 7, 2024
Lloyd Austin went to hospital for elective surgery on January 1 but the White House was not notified.
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 . . .
