Posted 2/29/2024, 11:38:24 AM
Republicans Criticize Defense Chief Austin for Keeping Cancer Treatment Secret
- House Republicans to question Defense Secretary Austin over keeping his hospitalization secret
- Austin underwent surgery for prostate cancer and treatment for complications
- White House officials did not know Austin was hospitalized for several days
- Republicans claim keeping hospitalization secret was "totally unacceptable" with wars raging
- Austin admits "we did not handle this right" and keeping it private was a mistake