Defense Secretary Austin Hospitalized, Controversy Over Lack of Notification
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin admitted to hospital on New Year's Day due to complications from recent prostate cancer surgery • Caller in released 911 recording asks for ambulance to be "subtle" in picking up Austin • Austin's failure to promptly inform officials about hospitalization causes controversy and investigations • Austin worked remotely from hospital, authorizing military strikes on Yemen • President Biden expresses confidence in Austin, but says he showed lapse in judgment by not informing White House