US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington on Sunday after suffering from symptoms of an “emergent bladder issue,” the Pentagon said.
The Defense Department said in a statement that the White House had been notified and Austin was retaining his duties at the head of the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken to the hospital for an “emergent bladder issue.” Getty Images
Austin, 70, has been under scrutiny regarding his decision to shield his prostate cancer diagnosis and recent hospitalization from White House and Pentagon officials, including President Biden.
The defense secretary apparently tried to conceal his Jan. 1 admittance to Walter Reed after complications related to a December surgery to treat prostate cancer.
This is a developing story…
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