Posted 1/23/2024, 7:59:00 PM
Austin Hosts Ukraine Meeting Virtually While Recovering from Health Issues
- Austin hosted a meeting on Ukraine from home while recovering from recent health issues, skipping over remarks in his prepared speech that would have acknowledged the health scare
- Austin was hospitalized on Jan 1st after prostate surgery on Dec 22nd but did not tell President Biden, the White House, or Pentagon colleagues
- Austin continued advising the President and working virtually during his 2-week hospital stay before being released last Monday
- The meeting normally would have been in-person but was switched to virtual due to Austin's inability to travel
- Austin urged other nations to provide more support to Ukraine despite uncertainty around future U.S. funding due to controversy over his health scare secrecy