Deputy Defense Secretary – Who Was on Vacation in Puerto Rico – Was NOT TOLD Lloyd Austin Was Hospitalized When She Assumed His Duties
The hits just keep coming.
In an appalling revelation, the Pentagon on Friday admitted Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday for four days following complications from elective surgery.
Secretary Austin, 70, spent four days in the ICU (intensive care unit) and his deputy had to take over his duties, according to NBC News.
The Pentagon still refuses to reveal details of Lloyd Austin’s health scare. It is unclear what the elective procedure was.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks – who was on leave and on vacation in Puerto Rico (and possibly boozing) – had to take over Lloyd Austin’s duties.
Kathleen Hicks
Hicks “has maintained full communication with the DOD staff throughout,” the official said,
