Row over US defense secretary's secret hospitalization
Monday, 8 January 2024 The recent hospitalization of US defense secretary Lloyd Austin has raised concerns about secrecy, transparency, and protocol. The delay in informing key figures, including President Joe Biden and deputy defense secretary Kathleen Hicks, has sparked a debate. Austin was hospitalized after an elective medical procedure, and the secrecy surrounding it has led to questions about the handling of high-level health crises. Deputy defense secretary Kathleen Hicks assumed some of Austin's duties, but she was only informed of his condition days later. Several lawmakers have expressed concerns about the lack of transparency and communication breakdown.
House Panel Asks Lloyd Austin , to Testify About Hospitalization.
The 70-year-old defense secretary has been
asked by the House Armed Services Committee
to testify next month, CBS News..
Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:31Published
Sebastian further discusses the unprecedented disappearance of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, with guests Kash Patel, Lord Conrad Black, and Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Monday, 8 January 2024
![House Panel Asks Lloyd Austin to Testify About Hospitalization [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240119/1363914266-House-Panel-Asks-Lloyd-Austin-to-Testify-About.jpg)
![Scofflaw Biden Admin Conceals Defense Secretary Hospitalization [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240110/1704846758-Scofflaw-Biden-Admin-Conceals-Defense-Secretary-Hospitalization.jpg)
![Sebastian Gorka LIVE: Secretary of Defense Austin still inexplicably AWOL [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240109/1704828262-Sebastian-Gorka-LIVE-Secretary-of-Defense-Austin-still.jpg)
