{"id":2145996,"date":"2024-01-10T20:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-joins-calls-for-austin-to-resign\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T20:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:45:40","slug":"house-democrat-joins-calls-for-austin-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-joins-calls-for-austin-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat Demands Austin&#8217;s Resignation"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fhouse-democrat-joins-calls-for-austin-to-resign%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=2145996&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--><h2>Capitol Hill Democrat Joins Calls for\u200d Defense Secretary Lloyd \u200bAustin to Resign<\/h2>\n<p>The chorus \u200bof\u200b people calling for Defense Secretary \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lloyd-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyd Austin<\/a> to resign over a secretive hospitalization \u200dadded a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/capitol-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capitol Hill<\/a> Democrat \u200dto\u2063 their ranks on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. Chris Deluzio \u2063(D-PA) Demands Austin&#8217;s Resignation<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Chris Deluzio\u2064 (D-PA), a \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/subcommittees\/armed-services-118th-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a> \u200d of the House Armed Services Committee, joined with Republicans in releasing\u200c a statement \u200dexpressing a lack of confidence in Austin and demanding that \u2063he step down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have lost trust in Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s leadership of the Defense Department\u2062 due \u200bto the lack of transparency about his recent medical\u2064 treatment and its\u200b impact on the continuity of the chain \u2063of\u200b command,\u201d Deluzio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDeluzio\/status\/1745184303812591717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a solemn duty \u2062in Congress to \u200cconduct oversight of the Defense Department through my service on the House Armed\u2063 Services\u2064 Committee. That duty today requires me to\u2064 call on Secretary Austin \u200bto resign,\u201d he added. \u201cI thank\u200d Secretary Austin for his leadership and years\u2063 of dedicated \u200dservice to the American people and wish him\u2064 a \u200dspeedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Deluzio\u200c is\u2063 an Iraq War veteran, \u200bvoting\u200b rights attorney, and union organizer\u2062 who first won \u2062his Pittsburgh-area district in the\u200c 2022 election, <a href=\"https:\/\/deluzio.house.gov\/#:~:text=Elected%20in%202022%2C%20Congressman%20Chris,dog%20Yankee%20Doodle%20in%20Aspinwall.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to his<\/a> congressional\u200b biography \u2064page. In the 2024 \u2064election, the Democratic Congressional \u2062Campaign Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meetthepressblog\/democrats-identify-vulnerable-house-members-2024-rcna74344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identified<\/a> Deluzio\u2062 as being \u200cone of the party\u2019s most vulnerable incumbents. \u2063As of now, the Cook \u2062Political Report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considers his race competitive<\/a>, \u2064but leaning in the Democrat\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Republicans\u200c and Trump \u2062Also Call for Austin&#8217;s\u200b Resignation<\/h3>\n<p>GOP lawmakers and former President Donald Trump\u2063 have already called for Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1744376476718215542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to resign<\/a> or\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-calls-on-biden-to-fire-defense-chief-for-dereliction-of-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">be fired<\/a> over \u200bthe defense secretary \u2063going AWOL \u2064for \u2062days last week over\u2064 what \u2064has since been revealed to have \u2064been a hospitalization for \u200bcomplications following a\u200b procedure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-thom-tillis-says-he-will-undergo-surgery-for-prostate-cancer\/\" title=\"Sen. Thom Tillis Says He Will Undergo Surgery For Prostate Cancer\">treat prostate cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt \u2064this dangerous time when American service members are\u2064 under attack in Iraq and Syria, our closest partner and ally \u200bIsrael is at\u2063 war with Hamas terrorists, and\u2062 the threat from \u2063Communist China is\u2063 on the rise, it is critical that\u200d the Secretary of Defense has the full trust \u2064of the American people, Congress, and\u2064 the White House,\u201d Republican Conference Chairwoman \u200cElise Stefanik (R-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/2024\/1\/stefanik-statement-calling-for-the-resignation-of-secretary-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said \u2064in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis concerning lack of\u2063 transparency \u200bexemplifies a shocking\u200d lack of\u200b judgment \u2063and a significant \u200bnational \u200bsecurity threat,\u201d she added. \u201cThere must be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austins-job-safe-but-reputation-tarnished-after-health-crisis-cover-up\/\" title=\"Austin's job secure, but reputation damaged by health crisis concealment\">full accountability beginning<\/a> with the immediate resignation of Secretary Austin and those that lied for him \u2064and \u2063a Congressional investigation into this dangerous dereliction of \u2064duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White\u2062 House\u200c has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/white-house-launches-cabinet-protocol-review-after-defense-sec-goes-awol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered a review<\/a> of Cabinet \u2064protocols while the Department of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24355754-notification-process-for-assumption-of-functions-and-duties-of-the-secretary-of-defense__8-jan-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced its own review<\/a> of records and communications to \u2062examine \u200dwhat \u2064happened internally when Austin got hospitalized and to come up with \u200crecommendations on how\u200d to improve \u201ctimely notification\u201d to the White House, Congress, and the public when \u201ccertain authorities\u201d are transferred. In the GOP-led \u2064House, a panel has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-panel-launches-probe-into-defense-secretary-going-awol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">begun a \u201cformal inquiry\u201d<\/a> \u2064while at least \u200bone \u2062member \u2064is trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-republican-announces-bid-to-impeach-defense-secretary-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impeach<\/a> the defense secretary.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO \u2063GET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u2064APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Austin said \u2062in a statement over\u200c the \u2064weekend\u200d that\u200b he was on the mend and conceded that he\u2063 could have \u2063\u201cdone a \u200cbetter \u200djob ensuring the public was appropriately\u2064 informed.\u201d He added, \u201cI commit \u2064to\u2063 doing better. But this is important to say: this was my medical \u200bprocedure, and I take full responsibility \u2064for my decisions \u2063about \u2064disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House officials\u200b said this\u2062 week \u2063that President\u2064 Joe Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CXv5EwRAKRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccomplete\u200b confidence\u201d<\/a> in Austin and plans\u2063 to keep the secretary in place through the remainder of his \u2064term despite it being \u201cnot optimal\u201d that the commander in\u2064 chief and other leaders did not \u2062know what happened for so long.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does President Biden&#8217;s\u200b statement of\u2062 full confidence in Secretary Austin&#8217;s leadership address concerns about transparency and accountability \u200cwithin the Department of Defense?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Following Austin&#8217;s \u200dhospitalization. White House Press Secretary \u200cJen Psaki\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1744893187680074246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that the review will examine the communication process and decision-making procedures when a Cabinet member needs\u200d medical treatment. \u200bPsaki also emphasized that President Joe Biden holds full\u2063 confidence in Secretary Austin&#8217;s leadership and that Austin\u200d has been \u200cin close contact with the \u200cWhite House during his \u200cabsence.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary \u2063Austin&#8217;s \u200bhospitalization\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-law-enforcement-feloniously-killed-in-2021-than-in-any-single-year-in-over-two-decades-fbi-report\/\" title=\"More Law Enforcement \u2018Feloniously Killed\u2019 In 2021 Than In Any Single Year In Over Two Decades: FBI Report\">subsequent calls<\/a> for his resignation have sparked \u2064a debate over transparency and\u200c accountability within the Department of\u2064 Defense. Critics argue that the lack of information regarding Austin&#8217;s condition\u2064 raises concerns\u2064 about the chain of command and the ability of\u2062 the \u2064Defense Department to\u200b effectively\u2064 respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-u-s-concealing-multi-decade-program-that-captures-ufos\/\" title=\"Whistleblower reveals hidden U.S. program capturing UFOs for decades.\">national\u200b security threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of\u200b Austin point to his long\u200b record \u200bof\u2064 public service and\u200c his \u200cleadership during challenging times. They argue \u2064that the demands for his resignation are premature and politically motivated. Austin, the first African American \u2062to hold the position of Defense Secretary, \u2062has been praised for\u200d his efforts to\u200d promote diversity and address issues of racial \u200bequity within the military.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Austin&#8217;s hospitalization highlights the challenges faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-are-our-champion-novak-djokovic-gets-heros-welcome-in-serbia\/\" title=\"'You Are Our Champion': Novak Djokovic Gets Hero\u2019s Welcome in Serbia\">high-ranking government officials<\/a> and the scrutiny they face in \u2063their roles. As \u200dthe review of\u2063 Cabinet \u2064protocol progresses, it remains to be seen whether there will be any significant repercussions \u200cfor Secretary\u200c Austin or if\u200c he will be able to regain \u2063the trust and confidence of those who have called for his resignation. In the meantime, the debate over transparency and accountability in government\u200d continues to\u200d be a\u2062 pressing \u200bissue for \u2063lawmakers and the public alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resign. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), a House Armed Services Committee member, joined Republicans in a statement, adding to the chorus of calls for Austin&#8217;s resignation due to a secretive hospitalization. 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