Despite the U.S. Department of Defense claiming yesterday in a Statement that while Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin was Hospitalized beginning on Monday he was still able to “Act using his Powers as Secretary”, it has now been Revealed that he had been in the Intensive Care Unit at Walter Reed for the last 4 Days and that Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks assumed his Duties and Powers even though she continued her Vacation in Puerto Rico; while all of this occurred Members of Congress and the American Public were still only Notified on Friday.
https://x.com/sentdefender?t=3EELyULjKzsLlt-0LaXD6Q&s=09
Amazing, isn't it?
It reminds me of Adm. John Kirby declaring that he saw no chaos in the Afghanistan withdrawal. He probably sees nothing wrong the Sec State in the Middle East, the Sec Def in the ICU, and the President out of the loop.
-PJ