Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with cancer, underwent surgery and received intensive care without informing President Biden. The criticism of the lack of transparency is not long in coming.
He Pentagon – the headquarters of the US Department of Defense – has announced that it will conduct an internal investigation improve your transparencyafter the controversy raised by the confidentiality that has surrounded the hospitalization of the Minister of Defense, Lloyd Austin.
Actions have also been initiated to ensure greater awareness of the situation regarding a possible transfer of power by the Minister of Defense, so that all relevant channels are informed and aware of the reasons.
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer a month ago, but the President of the United States… Joe Bidenwas only told on Tuesday morning that he was suffering from this disease, and apparently only yesterday did he know the reason why the Minister of Defense had been in hospital for several days.
All of this has caused major controversy due to the lack of transparency from Austin, which took responsibility for what happened on Saturday, January 6.
The criticism from both Republicans and Democrats was not long in coming, prompting Biden’s team to take urgent steps to revise the protocols. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder explained at a news conference that this process will take 30 days.
Source: EITB
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