{"id":2170388,"date":"2024-02-07T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-agrees-to-testify-to-congress-over-his-secret-hospitalization-debacle\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T15:20:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:20:37","slug":"lloyd-austin-agrees-to-testify-to-congress-over-his-secret-hospitalization-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lloyd-austin-agrees-to-testify-to-congress-over-his-secret-hospitalization-debacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyd Austin to testify on secret hospitalization issue before Congress"},"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\">20<\/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-agrees-to-testify-to-congress-over-his-secret-hospitalization-debacle%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=2170388&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\">US Secretary of \u2063Defence Lloyd Austin looks on during a joint press conference with Israel\u2019s \u200cdefence minister, in \u200cTel Aviv on December \u200c18, 2023. \u200d(Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI \/ AFP) (Photo by \u200cALBERTO PIZZOLI\/AFP \u200cvia Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\/\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>12:15 PM \u2013 \u2062Wednesday,\u200c February 7, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Defense \u200dSecretary Lloyd Austin has officially agreed to testify\u2062 before Congress to answer questions about his failure to report his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/lloyd-austin-comes-back-to-pentagon-4-weeks-after-secret-hospitalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hospitalization<\/a>.<\/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<p>Austin will appear before\u200b the House Armed Services Committee on February 29<sup>th<\/sup>, panel spokesperson Justine Tripathi told <em>NBC News<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, last week, the defense secretary returned to\u2064 the Pentagon for the first time since his hospitalization and apologized for \u200cnot \u200bhandling communications properly. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI want to be crystal clear. We did \u200cnot handle this right, and I did not handle this right,\u201d Austin told reporters. \u200d\u201cI should have told the president\u200b about\u2064 my cancer diagnosis. I should have\u200b also told my team and \u200cthe American public, and \u2064I\u200d take full responsibility. I apologize to my teammates and to the\u200b American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers\u200d (R-Ala.) proposed for \u200cAustin to\u200b appear next week, but Austin said it was not possible\u2064 due to a scheduling conflict. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe had a date conflict, but he\u2019s going \u2063to give us another\u2062 date,\u201d Rogers said of \u200cAustin in a brief interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 70-year-old was admitted to Walter Reed \u200dNational Military \u2063Medical Center on January 1<sup>st<\/sup> \u2062after developing a urinary tract infection from complications related to\u200d prostate cancer surgery\u2062 on December 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>However, \u200dsenior military officials were not informed of his condition until several days later, including\u2064 President Joe Biden. Additionally, \u200cthey were also not informed of his\u2063 cancer diagnosis until January 9<sup>th<\/sup>, which is almost a month after the illness was discovered. <\/p>\n<p>Several \u2063GOP lawmakers \u200bcalled\u2062 on Austin to resign after the debacle. Sen Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Senator Tom Cotton \u2062(R-Ark.) called the delay \u201cunacceptable\u201d and said it was a \u201cshocking defiance of the law\u201d on behalf of the \u200dDepartment of Defense. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your 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 this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP \u200clawmakers explain that while they are disappointed with the failed impeachment vote of\u200c Alejandro Mayorkas they expect\u2063 another vote on the floor of the House soon.\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Families are\u200d still rebuilding years after a \u200dtornado ripped through\u200d Mayfield, \u200cKentucky.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Federal Court of Appeals \u200din \u200cWashington D.C.\u2062 rejects former President\u2064 Donald Trump\u2019s claims\u200c of presidential immunity in a 57-page ruling. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u2063Jack \u200cBrewer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is building prototypes of\u2063 at least two iPhones that fold \u2062widthwise like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla sent out a single-line query for\u2064 each job after canceling \u200csome employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and labeling images\u200b generated by other\u2063 companies\u2019 AI services in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of\u200d Tesla fell nearly 6%\u2064 after a report said German software firm SAP will no longer procure their electric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways does Defense Secretary Austin&#8217;s apology for mishandling communications address the concerns raised\u200c about his actions and breach\u2064 of \u200ctrust? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  Er the \u2064news \u2063of his\u200d \u200bhospitalization and the subsequent \u2062lack of transparency\u200d surrounding it. They argued that his failure to disclose his\u200b illness and seek appropriate\u200b medical\u2063 treatment while serving as Defense Secretary was \u200ca breach\u200c of trust\u200b and demonstrated a lack of judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with\u2064 Austin&#8217;s agreement to testify before Congress, there is an opportunity for him to address these concerns and provide \u2062clarity on the\u2062 events \u2064surrounding \u2062his hospitalization. The House Armed Services Committee will have the \u200bopportunity\u200c to question him and\u200b determine whether his \u200bactions were in\u2064 line with his \u200cresponsibilities \u200cas\u200c Defense Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Austin&#8217;s apology for not handling communications properly is \u200ca \u2062step in the right direction, \u200bbut it \u200bremains to be seen \u2063whether it will be enough to satisfy those\u2064 who have called for his resignation. The timing of his\u2063 testimony, on February \u200d29th, is also significant as\u200b it will provide\u2063 an\u2063 opportunity for lawmakers to assess\u2062 his performance and determine whether he can continue to\u2063 effectively lead the \u200cDepartment of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises \u2064broader questions about the transparency\u2063 and accountability of senior government officials.\u2063 It \u200cis crucial for leaders to be open and honest with the \u2062American public, especially when\u200d it comes to their health\u200d and ability to carry out their\u2063 duties. Austin&#8217;s failure to disclose\u200d his\u200b illness in a timely manner \u200dnot only undermined public \u2063trust\u200c but\u2062 also \u2064left the Pentagon without clear leadership at a crucial \u200dmoment.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is imperative that the Defense Secretary and\u2063 other senior officials prioritize transparency \u2063and\u200b ensure that they communicate important information promptly and accurately. This incident serves as a reminder of\u200b the \u200bimportance of trust and accountability in our government and the need for leaders who are willing\u200d to take\u2064 responsibility\u2063 for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s agreement to testify before Congress is a positive \u200dstep toward addressing the concerns raised by his failure to report his hospitalization.\u2062 It is an opportunity for him\u200b to provide clarity\u200c and reassurance\u2063 to lawmakers and the American public. However, the \u2064ultimate judgment rests with Congress \u2063and the American people, \u2062who \u2062will\u200b determine\u200b whether his \u200cactions were acceptable and whether he is fit to continue serving as Defense Secretary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to testify, as confirmed by OAN&#8217;s James Meyers. The photo shows Austin observing a joint press conference with Israel&#8217;s defense minister in Tel Aviv on December 18, 2023. 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