{"id":2148365,"date":"2024-01-13T15:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T20:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-remains-hospitalized-but-in-good-condition-pentagon\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T20:54:26","slug":"lloyd-austin-remains-hospitalized-but-in-good-condition-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-remains-hospitalized-but-in-good-condition-pentagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd Austin still in hospital, but doing well: Pentagon"},"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\">18<\/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%2Flloyd-austin-remains-hospitalized-but-in-good-condition-pentagon%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=2148365&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>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Good \u200bCondition at Walter Reed Medical\u200b Center<\/h2>\n<p>Secretary\u2064 of Defense Lloyd Austin, 70, is currently \u200breceiving \u2062treatment at Walter \u2064Reed National Military Medical Center. After undergoing surgery \u2062on December \u200d22 to address his prostate cancer, Austin\u2062 developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-kidnapping-hospital-refuses-to-let-daughter-see-her-elderly-mother-for-not-taking-covid-test-crowd-comes-and-gets-mom-released-videos\/\" title=\"\u2018MEDICAL KIDNAPPING\u2019: Hospital Refuses to Let Daughter See Her Elderly Mother for Not Taking COVID Test, Crowd Comes and Gets Mom Released (VIDEOS)\">urinary tract infection<\/a> that has required close monitoring \u200cby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">medical professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his\u2064 hospitalization, \u2062Austin remains actively involved in \u2062his duties. He \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-chairman-met-with-head-of-ftx-months-before-collapse\/\" title=\"SEC Chairman Met With Head of FTX Months Before Collapse\">maintains regular contact<\/a> with his senior\u200d staff and has access to secure \u200dcommunication capabilities, allowing him to stay informed about\u200c the Department of Defense&#8217;s global operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has not yet announced when Austin will be released from the hospital.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Leadership Amidst Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>While Deputy Secretary\u2062 of Defense Kathleen Hicks briefly assumed\u2062 Austin&#8217;s responsibilities, he\u2064 resumed his duties on January 5. During this time, he made the decision to take action against the\u2064 Yemen-based Houthis, who \u2062had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-the-chinese-groups-accused-of-hacking-microsoft-the-u-s-and-others\/\" title=\"Chinese groups accused of hacking Microsoft and the U.S.\">launched multiple attacks<\/a> \u2062on commercial vessels in the waterways with support from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that\u200c Austin&#8217;s hospitalization \u200csparked controversy, as the Department \u2062of Defense did not \u200dinform the White House or Congress about his condition until \u200cseveral days after he was admitted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to\u200d read more \u2064from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How has Secretary of Defense\u200b Lloyd Austin remained involved in his duties despite \u2063his hospitalization?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, 70, is currently receiving treatment \u200dat Walter \u200dReed National Military Medical \u200cCenter.\u2064 After undergoing surgery on December 22 to address his prostate cancer, \u200bAustin developed a urinary tract infection that has required close monitoring by medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his \u2064hospitalization, Austin remains actively involved in his\u200b duties. He \u200dmaintains regular contact\u200d with his senior staff \u200band has access to secure communication\u200c capabilities, allowing him \u2064to \u200cstay informed about the\u2063 Department of Defense&#8217;s \u2062global \u200coperations.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has not yet announced when Austin will be released from the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Continued Leadership Amidst Controversy<\/p>\n<p>While Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen \u200cHicks briefly assumed Austin&#8217;s\u2064 responsibilities, he resumed his duties on \u2064January 5. During this time, he\u2063 made the\u200c decision to take action against the Yemen-based Houthis, who had\u2062 launched multiple attacks\u200d on commercial vessels in\u2063 the\u2064 waterways with support from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Austin&#8217;s\u2062 hospitalization\u200d sparked controversy, as the Department of Defense did\u2064 not inform the White House or \u2063Congress about his condition\u2062 until several \u2064days after he was admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Click here\u2062 to read more from The Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good condition at Walter Reed, per Pentagon. Austin, 70, hospitalized since Jan. 1 after prostate cancer surgery. 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