{"id":2143429,"date":"2024-01-08T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-calls-on-defense-secy-austin-to-resign-over-lack-of-transparency-on-hospitalization\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:13:35","slug":"rep-stefanik-calls-on-defense-secy-austin-to-resign-over-lack-of-transparency-on-hospitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-calls-on-defense-secy-austin-to-resign-over-lack-of-transparency-on-hospitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Stefanik demands Defense Secy Austin&#8217;s resignation due to opaque hospitalization information"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-stefanik-calls-on-defense-secy-austin-to-resign-over-lack-of-transparency-on-hospitalization%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2143429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chair\u200c of the House Republican Conference, speaks\u200d during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort &#038;\u2064 Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National\u2064 Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/frank-lara-risco\">Frank Lara-Risco<\/a><br \/>10:57 AM \u2013 Monday, January\u2064 8, 2023<\/p>\n<h2>Representative Elise Stefanik Calls for Defense Secretary&#8217;s \u2063Resignation<\/h2>\n<p>Representative \u2062Elise Stefanik \u2062has demanded the resignation of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin due\u2063 to the Pentagon&#8217;s failure to inform the president and Congress about his hospitalization. Stefanik, a New \u2062York Republican,\u2062 expressed her concerns about the &#8220;lack of transparency&#8221; and\u2062 &#8220;lack of judgment&#8221; displayed by the DOD, emphasizing the potential national\u2063 security \u2064threat it poses.\u200c She also called for a congressional investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement calling for the resignation of Secretary \u2064Austin:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt \u2062is shocking and absolutely unacceptable that the\u2063 Department of Defense waited multiple days to \u200cnotify the President, the National \u2064Security Council, and the\u2063 American people that\u2064 Defense Secretary Austin \u200bwas\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1744377752952696974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Pentagon\u2019s failure to be\u2062 more\u2064 forthcoming about the defense secretary\u2019s health is\u2063 also raising\u200c alarms among Democrats on\u200b Capitol \u2062Hill.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064the \u2064White House\u200d says Joe\u2063 Biden continues to have \u200bcomplete confidence in\u200b Austin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WH\u200b press sec: \u201cThe\u200d president \u2062continues to \u200bhave complete confidence\u201d \u200bin Defense\u200c Sec.\u200d Lloyd Austin<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fUP53IAUft\">pic.twitter.com\/fUP53IAUft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1744390119975456874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The defense secretary resumed his duties on Friday. Officials have yet to say\u2062 when \u200bhe will be released from the hospital. He is no longer\u2062 in\u2063 the ICU.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2062 breaking news blasts directly\u200b to \u2064your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200bthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe\u200d Biden celebrates the arrest of Capitol protesters, \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Federal Investigators Reveal Likely Reason For Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant\">wrongful death lawsuit<\/a> \u200dis filed for Ashli Babbitt and the Epstein files continue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Texas Congressman Chip Roy asks \u201chow can we do our fundamental duty \u2063of protecting our\u200d border\u200c when\u200c we keep writing checks to Ukraine and\u2064 Israel for\u200c their border security.\u201d  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a major blow \u200bto \u2062Biden\u2019s Green\u200b New\u2062 Deal, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-green-new-deal-turns-disaster-offshore-wind-project-axed\/\" title=\"Biden's Green New Deal fails, offshore wind project canceled\">giant offshore wind project<\/a> that was in the works \u200bhas been canceled off the coast of New York.\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On \u200dJanuary 22nd,\u200d Politico and\u2064 USC are \u200bhosting a senate debate with only four\u200c candidates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI and its \u200bfinancial backer Microsoft were sued \u2064in Manhattan federal court by a pair \u200dof nonfiction authors who say the companies misused their\u2062 work\u2063 to train the AI models behind AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX\u2064 sued a U.S. labor board to block \u2062its case accusing the company of illegally firing\u200b employees calling CEO Elon Musk \u201ca distraction \u200dand embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT \u2063was well on its way to\u200b becoming a household name even\u2063 before 2023 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple fell nearly \u20623% to a seven-week low after Barclays downgraded the shares on concerns demand for its devices will remain weak in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Representative Elise Stefanik call for the\u200c resignation \u200bof \u2063Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Representative Elise \u2063Stefanik, a New York Republican, has \u200dcalled for the resignation \u200cof Defense Secretary \u200dLloyd Austin due to the Pentagon&#8217;s failure to inform the \u2062president and Congress about \u2063his hospitalization. Stefanik expressed her \u2064concerns about\u200d the &#8220;lack \u2064of transparency&#8221; and &#8220;lack of judgment&#8221; displayed by the Department of Defense (DOD), emphasizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-twitter-contributed-to-david-frenchs-destruction-of-his-own-character\/\" title=\"How Twitter Contributed To David French\u2019s Destruction Of His Own Character\">potential national security threat<\/a> it poses. She also called\u200d for a\u2064 congressional investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The issue arose when it was \u200crevealed \u200cthat the DOD had waited multiple days before notifying the\u200c President, the \u2064National \u200dSecurity Council, and the\u200c American people\u2062 about Austin&#8217;s hospitalization. This delayed \u200ccommunication has\u2062 raised alarms among \u200bDemocrats\u2063 on \u200dCapitol Hill \u200das\u200d well.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik took to Twitter to \u2062make her \u2064statement, \u2064stating, &#8220;It is shocking and absolutely unacceptable\u2064 that\u2064 the Department of Defense waited multiple days\u200d to notify the\u2062 President, the National \u200bSecurity\u2062 Council, and the \u2064American people that Defense Secretary Austin was\u2026&#8221; The\u2063 tweet was accompanied by a link\u2063 to \u200bthe full\u2063 statement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Stefanik&#8217;s call for resignation, the White \u2062House \u200bmaintains that\u200b President Joe Biden continues to have complete confidence \u2062in \u2063Austin. This statement was reiterated by the White \u200bHouse press secretary, emphasizing that the President stands by his Defense \u2064Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Defense Secretary has since resumed\u2062 his duties, although officials have not provided\u200b information\u200b on when he will be released from the hospital. It is important to note that he is no longer in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 incident highlights the importance of transparency and timely communication within the \u200chighest levels of government. National security is a \u2064critical concern, \u200band any\u2063 delay in sharing information can have significant\u200b consequences. Stefanik&#8217;s call for a congressional \u200dinvestigation reflects \u2063the need for accountability\u200d and\u200b a thorough examination \u200dof the\u200b DOD&#8217;s handling of \u200bthis matter.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cconclusion,\u200d Representative Elise Stefanik&#8217;s demand for Defense \u200bSecretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s resignation stems \u200cfrom the Pentagon&#8217;s \u2062failure to promptly\u200d communicate\u200b his hospitalization to key stakeholders. This incident raises concerns about transparency and judgment within the DOD \u2062and\u2062 emphasizes the need for\u200c a congressional investigation. As the \u2064defense secretary continues his recovery and resumes his duties, it is crucial\u200c that lessons are learned from\u2064 this incident to ensure effective\u200c communication and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-curbs-exports-of-drone-related-equipment-amid-u-s-tech-tension\/\" title=\"China limits drone-related exports due to US tech tensions.\">safeguard\u2063 national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chair of the House Republican Conference, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images. 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