Don't leave home without it!
Posted on 01/06/2024 4:18:33 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization for three days, three U.S. officials said.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan and other senior White House aides didn’t know of Austin’s Jan. 1 hospitalization until the Defense Department sent over word Jan. 4, two other U.S. officials said. Sullivan informed Biden shortly after DOD’s Thursday notification.
The officials said it was highly unlikely that Austin conveyed word to Biden privately before Sullivan’s briefing. “If Jake didn’t know, no way the president knew,” one of them said. “Who would have told him of Austin’s condition if not Jake? And if someone did tell the president, Jake would’ve been his first call.”
All officials and other people who spoke for this story were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue.
The news of Austin’s situation came as a shock to all White House staff as they were unaware the Pentagon boss was dealing with complications following an elective medical procedure, the officials said. National Security Council staffers were surprised it took the Pentagon so long to let them know of Austin’s status. The Pentagon didn’t make the information public until Friday evening, notifying Congress about 15 minutes before releasing a public statement.
“This should not have happened this way,” said one of the U.S. officials. The NSC and Pentagon declined comment.
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Incompetent, demented, and a laughing stock...yet he’ll be pushing for 90 million votes in November.
Pray hard for some Divine intervention since it seems the GOP is useless to stop this fraudster and his gang of Marxists.
Daily Briefing would report.
So, somebodies at the WH, did know.
At this point, the only way we can win is if we get a huge lead sort of like Reagan's landslide in '84.
That's the only way to beat the fraud, I think.
Intent…U.S.S.A
And he’s so incompetent no one even noticed he was gone
Does anyone believe this BS? Another CYA to protect the WH.
one, giant boob
Are you sure it wasn’t breast REDUCTION surgery?
Don't leave home without it!
Hamster stuck in his colon?
The Secretary must be important, to be missed after only 3 days. as I recall, the Secretary of Transportation was absent for two months before anyone noticed
+1.
I’m beginning to think this is a mental health issue maybe a possible suicide attempt.
Why further confuse El Retardo? He can’t even distinguish his right from his left. Why would he be needed in the case of Austin’s illness? Why would Austin be needed whether he was ill or not? He’s absolutely useless.
Correct. The White House would be informed of any such personnel being out of pocket, and who would be the one signing off on documents in their absence.
Again?
Darth Vader?
I guess Austin told people to keep it secret.
Meaning, he recognizes how unimportant and useless he is.
Who cares if lardass is in the hospital ... it’s better than him being on the job surrendering to the Afghan jihadis and conspiring with the CJCOS.
bull
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