{"id":2174437,"date":"2024-02-12T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-sec-austin-back-in-hospital-for-bladder-issue-in-critical-care-unit\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:06:19","slug":"defense-sec-austin-back-in-hospital-for-bladder-issue-in-critical-care-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-sec-austin-back-in-hospital-for-bladder-issue-in-critical-care-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized for bladder issue, in critical care unit"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdefense-sec-austin-back-in-hospital-for-bladder-issue-in-critical-care-unit%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=2174437&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.\u200b Secretary \u200cof Defense Lloyd Austin walks down the steps of the Pentagon to \u2064greet Romanian Prime Minister Marcel \u200cCiolacu on December 4, 2023 in \u200cArlington, Virginia. Ciolacu and \u2063Austin were scheduled to discuss a range of\u2062 bilateral issues.  (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\/\">James\u2062 Meyers<\/a><br \/>2:00 PM \u200b\u2013 Monday, February 12, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>After being hospitalized once, Defense Secretary \u2064Lloyd Austin has \u200bbeen placed back in the hospital at Walter Reed for \u2064an \u201cemergent bladder \u200dissue,\u201d and has transferred his duties to the deputy defense secretary, according to Pentagon officials. <\/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>Pentagon Press \u2062Secretary Maj. Gen Patrick S.Ryder \u2062confirmed Austin was at the Walter Reed National Medical Center in a press conference, adding that the deputy \u200bdefense secretary, joint \u2063chiefs of staff, White House and Congress have all been notified. <\/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\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been\u200c transported to Walter Reed hospital for an \u201cemergent bladder issue.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6woi0BwQL0\">pic.twitter.com\/6woi0BwQL0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1756794883711393904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 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>Ryder said Austin \u2062was \u2062transported by his security detail to Walter Reed on Sunday, \u200balso adding that \u2062he is taking over the functions and duties of his office in the meantime. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Deputy Secretary is prepared\u2063 to assume the functions \u2062and duties of the Secretary of Defense, if required,\u201d the\u2064 statement read. \u2062\u201cSecretary Austin traveled to the hospital with the \u2063unclassified and classified\u200c communications \u200bsystems necessary to perform his duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest hospitalization\u200d comes as Austin was set to lead a\u200c meeting of the Ukraine Defense\u2062 Contact Group (UDCG) in Brussels, followed\u2064 by \u2064a meeting of the NATO Defense Ministerial.\u00a0The\u2062 Defense Secretary \u200dattended \u200dthe previous meeting of\u2064 the UDCG\u2063 on January 23<sup>rd<\/sup> virtually from his home. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Austin has \u200bfaced scrutiny for not notifying the Biden \u2064Administration of his previous hospitalization and his diagnosis with prostate cancer. He\u2062 is scheduled to testify before \u2062the House Armed Services Committee \u200bfor the \u200bfailed debacle.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u200b 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>Texas officers execute a \u200csearch warrant on a home as the investigation into a shooting \u2062at a Houston mega-church continues today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The CEO of Cyviation tells One America News about the\u2062 technologies he\u2019s developing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyviation-developing-aircraft-cybersecurity\/\" title=\"Cyviation focuses on aircraft cybersecurity development\">enhance aircraft cyber-security<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After obtaining a massive win in the state of Nevada, the 45th President Donald \u200bTrump energized the crowd in Conway South Carolina. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Carolina\u2063 Representative Russel\u200d Fry says his state is\u2062 the political epicenter of the world right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0briefly surpassed Amazon.com \u2062Inc\u00a0in \u200bmarket capitalization on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0is \u200bbuilding a new business unit focused on\u2064 designing \u200cbespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pinterest\u00a0dropped over 10% in a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-maryland-gov-larry-hogan-announces-bid-to-run-for-senate\/\" title=\"Larry Hogan, former Maryland Governor, declares Senate candidacy\">smaller social media\u2062 platforms<\/a> could be losing the battle to bigger \u2064players\u2064 for ad\u200b dollars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google says consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it \u200cvies with Microsoft\u00a0to win subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can the lack of transparency in\u200b notifying the Biden Administration about Austin&#8217;s health condition affect ongoing international security concerns?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Subsequent \u2064transfer of duties.\u200c The Pentagon Press Secretary addressed this issue, stating that Austin\u2062 was hospitalized once before, but it was for a different health issue and \u200dwas\u200c not deemed necessary to inform the administration. <\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how long Austin will remain in the hospital or \u2063the severity of his condition. However, the\u200d deputy defense \u2063secretary,\u2062 Kathleen H. Hicks, \u200cwill take over his\u2062 duties in\u2063 the \u2063interim. The joint chiefs of\u2063 staff, \u200cWhite \u2062House, and Congress have also\u2062 been notified of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Austin&#8217;s hospitalization comes at a critical\u2062 time, as he was supposed to lead \u2063important meetings \u2064regarding the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and NATO Defense Ministerial. These meetings play a significant role in addressing ongoing international\u200d security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have raised questions about the lack of\u200c transparency in \u200dnot notifying the Biden Administration about Austin&#8217;s previous hospitalization. Transparency and \u2063communication within the\u200d government\u200d are\u200c essential, particularly when it concerns the \u2062well-being of \u200chigh-ranking officials \u200dwho hold critical positions in national security.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200c is crucial for the public and the \u200badministration to be\u200c aware of\u200d the health status of key government officials, especially those responsible for defense and security \u200cmatters. Transparency fosters trust and ensures\u200b that the \u200bnecessary \u200bsteps are taken to \u2063fill any leadership gaps\u200d during a temporary \u200cabsence or incapacity.<\/p>\n<p>As Secretary \u200dAustin \u2062undergoes treatment at \u2063Walter Reed, \u200bthe\u2063 focus should be \u200bon his health and \u2062recovery. However, this incident serves as a reminder that open communication and transparency\u200d are vital in government operations.<\/p>\n<p>The American public expects and deserves transparency from their elected officials and those entrusted \u2064with crucial roles \u200bin the government. Updates and timely information on the health \u200bstatus of \u2063officials \u2064should \u200dbe provided\u200c to \u200cmaintain public trust and ensure the\u2064 smooth \u2064functioning of \u2062important duties.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s hospitalization and subsequent transfer of duties raise concerns about transparency and communication within\u200c the government.\u200c Informed and timely \u2064updates\u2064 regarding the health of\u200c high-ranking\u200d officials \u2062are crucial for maintaining \u200bpublic trust and ensuring the continuity of important leadership roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin greets Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. They are set to discuss various bilateral matters. 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