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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to temporarily transfer duties to deputy for follow up medical procedure
CNN ^ | May 24, 2024 | Natasha Bertrand

Posted on 05/24/2024 12:46:33 PM PDT by rdl6989

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will undergo a “minimally invasive” and “non surgical” procedure at Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday night, Pentagon spokesman Major Gen. Patrick Ryder said on Friday. He will transfer his authorities temporarily to his deputy, Kathleen Hicks, Ryder said.

The procedure is related to a bladder issue Austin suffered as a result of a surgery he underwent to treat prostate cancer earlier this year.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bidenadmin; defensesecretary; lloycaustin
It's serious enough that he is tranfering duties to a subordinate.
1 posted on 05/24/2024 12:46:33 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

This is the same clown who went AWOL for an earlier procedure. He lied and told nobody of his condition.


2 posted on 05/24/2024 12:51:51 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: rdl6989

So, the procedure is both minimally invasive, but still
non surgical? Yeah, right. At least this time. he’s not just disappearing into the rhetorical mist.


3 posted on 05/24/2024 12:55:39 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: rdl6989

Are they going to attempt to surgically remove his head from his rectum?

Good luck with that!


4 posted on 05/24/2024 12:58:22 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: rdl6989

Austin never struck me as having the stomach for the level of eager destruction and hatred of the USA as the pack he runs with. It’s killing him, apparently. He looks unwell, gravely depressed and comparatively thin to hos former self.

Guess he liked the money, or fell under coercion?


5 posted on 05/24/2024 12:59:20 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. For Greater Glory. HIS. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

Those injuries from the missile attack in Ukraine must have been worse than originally believed.


6 posted on 05/24/2024 1:03:55 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: rdl6989

We have NO ONE ELSE in this country. This is ludicrous


7 posted on 05/24/2024 1:23:06 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (The 2020 election Trump victory determines the fate f America and Freedom.)
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To: rdl6989

Maybe it will give him time to figure out what the heck went down at Quantico Marine Base.


8 posted on 05/24/2024 1:33:04 PM PDT by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: lee martell

Angio, more than likely, which is invasive, but they don’t open you up. Remember, they LIE. Although he could be talking about a radiation treatment or chemo.


9 posted on 05/24/2024 1:38:30 PM PDT by Judge Bean
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To: rdl6989

Quite a schedule
Speaks at USNA commissioning this morning
Checks into hospital this afternoon


10 posted on 05/24/2024 1:53:02 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: rdl6989

These things happen to all of us. At least this time he is letting someone know about it. Sheesh.


11 posted on 05/24/2024 2:08:03 PM PDT by plain talk
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The procedure is related to a bladder issue Austin suffered as a result of a surgery he underwent to treat prostate cancer earlier this year.

My husband had prostate cancer about three years ago and had his prostate removed. He had to wear a catheter for two to three weeks post op to keep the bladder from exerting itself in the slightest. I don't remember the technical reasons anymore but the bladder and prostate have been side by side forever and when the prostate gets yanked the bladder has to "learn" how to get along without it.

The doctor said if you remove that catheter prematurely you risk lifelong incontinence.

12 posted on 05/24/2024 2:16:34 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: rdl6989

Well it’s nice that this main who claims to have served in the military has finally discovered what the chain of command means.


13 posted on 05/24/2024 2:26:13 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Go into the light Lloyd!


14 posted on 05/24/2024 2:26:53 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: rdl6989

Guess he’s going through with his final transitioning surgery.


15 posted on 05/24/2024 3:10:47 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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a bladder issue Austin suffered as a result of a surgery he underwent to treat prostate cancer

So the cancer is spreading?

-PJ

16 posted on 05/24/2024 3:13:23 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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Hopefully covid related!


17 posted on 05/24/2024 3:37:40 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: rdl6989

Big story is he didn’t sneak around, lie and cover it up.
That must have shaken the Leftist media to their inner beings.

“Lloyd Austin Honest” was a shock headline.


18 posted on 05/24/2024 4:17:44 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: rdl6989

The elites are starting to fall. Klaus Schwab left the hospital with a death sentence and announced his “retirement.”

I suspect that Austin will suddenly need to spend more time with the family.

Meanwhile, more than 1,500 employees in the US diplomatic corps are suffering from brain disorders.

Something big is happening.


19 posted on 05/24/2024 5:37:03 PM PDT by sergeantdave (AI training involves stealing content from creators and not paying them a penny)
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