Defense Secretary Austin Hospitalized Again Has Transferred Duties, Pentagon Says

Feb 12, 2024 View Original Article
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    -20% Somewhat Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "Today, at approximately 2:20 pm, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
50% : Please join us, subscribe now..Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been readmitted to a hospital, the Pentagon said on Feb. 11.
47% : "The Deputy Secretary is prepared to assume the functions and duties of the Secretary of Defense if required," Maj. Gen. Ryder said in the statement.
46% : "The Deputy Secretary of Defense has assumed the functions and duties.
43% : "At approximately 4:55 pm today, Secretary Austin transferred the functions and duties of the office of the Secretary of Defense to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks," he said.

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