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Defense Secretary Austin transfers duties to deputy as he is hospitalized‚ Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin transferred his duties to his deputy as he is hospitalized for treatment for symptoms “suggesting an emergent bladder issue‚” according to the Pentagon.
Austin has been admitted into the critical care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center‚ and it is “not clear how long Secretary Austin will remain hospitalized‚” according to a statement released Sunday night from officials at the hospital.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks assumed the...