Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will resume normal duties TOMORROW

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59% : It was a gut punch.''Frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private,' the Pentagon chief added.
53% : Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 70, is expected to get back to work on Tuesday after he transferred duties to deputy Kathleen Hicks following a hospitalization for 'symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue' on SundayAustin underwent 'non-surgical procedures' on Monday under general anesthesia, according to his doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland'Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underwent non-surgical procedures under general anesthesia to address his bladder issue,' Austin's doctors wrote in a statement on Monday.
48% : I never like the burdening others with my problems.''It is just not my way.
47% : Later Sunday, the DoD announced Austin transferred the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen HicksAustin was supposed to depart for NATO meetings with defense ministers in Brussels and a separate meeting with allies on continued support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
45% : Later Sunday, the DoD said Austin transferred the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense to his deputy, Kathleen Hicks, at 4:55 p.m.Hicks 'assumed the functions and duties' of Austin as of 5pm Sunday, a spokesman confirmed.

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