Posted 1/19/2024, 8:56:00 PM
Congress Seeks Answers from Defense Chief on Hospitalization Secrecy
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called to testify before Congress about his recent secretive hospitalization
- House Armed Services Committee Chairman concerned about lack of transparency and information withholding
- Pentagon provided letters to Congress but did not answer all questions about hospitalization communication gaps
- White House and senior officials were unaware of Austin's hospitalization for several days
- Internal Pentagon review underway into communication lapse during Austin's hospitalization