Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was released from the hospital on Tuesday, the Pentagon said. Mr. Austin, 70, had canceled a trip to Brussels to meet with NATO counterparts on Russia’s war in Ukraine after returning to Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda for the second time this year with complications stemming from […]
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Lloyd Austin Cancels Trip to Europe After Returning to Hospital
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III will not travel to Brussels to meet with his NATO and European counterparts this week, a Pentagon official said on Monday, as he remained hospitalized for complications stemming from prostate cancer surgery. Mr. Austin, 70, returned to the hospital on Sunday, for the third time in two months, with […]
Read MoreLloyd Austin Taken to Hospital for Bladder Issue
The Pentagon announced on Sunday that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been taken that afternoon to a military hospital to be treated for “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.” Mr. Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., 2:20 p.m., a Pentagon spokesman, Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, […]
Read MoreAustin Was Hospitalized for Complications From Prostate Cancer Surgery
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has been hospitalized for the past week because of complications after he had prostate cancer surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said in a statement on Tuesday. A hospital official said Mr. Austin was admitted on Jan. 1 with severe abdominal, hip and leg pain after what the […]
Read MoreWhite House Orders Review After Austin’s Undisclosed Hospitalization
The White House ordered cabinet secretaries on Tuesday to keep it informed when they may not be able to perform their duties after Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was hospitalized for several days last week without telling President Biden or his staff. In a memo, Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House chief of staff, […]
Read MorePressure Builds on Pentagon to Explain Timeline of Austin’s Hospitalization
The Pentagon came under increased pressure Sunday to explain why senior Biden administration officials, congressional representatives and the president himself were not notified of the hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III until days later. Former Vice President Mike Pence called Mr. Austin’s delay in disclosing his hospitalization a “dereliction of duty.” Speaking on […]
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