US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is still in hospital; There is no definitive date for his discharge yet. This was reported with reference to Pentagon press secretary Patrick Ryder. RIA News.
Austin was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center but is recovering and in good spirits, Ryder said.
At the same time, the Pentagon press service emphasized that there is currently no specific date for the Minister of Defense to be discharged from the hospital, but promised to inform about Austin’s health condition.
Ryder confirmed information about Austin’s phone call with US President Joe Biden on January 6, but did not provide any details about this call. The press secretary also met with Kathleen Hicks, assistant to the Pentagon chief, and Gen. Charles Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also noted that he continues his contacts with.
Former US Secretary of State Blinken statedThe Pentagon chief said he was unaware that Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized.
Before that, Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker statedThe Pentagon’s deliberate withholding of information about the health of the head of the American defense department, Lloyd Austin, is unacceptable.
Previously Biden accused It violates the US Constitution.
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