Following recent revelations about the Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and lack of transparency surrounding it, former President Donald Trump has called for Austin to be fired and other Republicans have called for Cabinet members to resign. I'm looking for it.
President Trump declared in a public statement on January 7 that “ousted Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be fired immediately for professional misconduct and dereliction of duty.'' post In real social. “He's been missing for a week, and no one, including his boss, Crooked Joe Biden, had a clue where he was or might be. His performance was poor and… “Mark Milley, for many reasons, but especially his disastrous surrender in Afghanistan was perhaps the most embarrassing moment in our nation's history!”
Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder made the announcement in a January 5 statement. statement On January 1, Austin announced that he had been “admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center due to complications following a recent elective medical procedure.”
The White House is reportedly We were notified of Austin's hospitalization later in the week.
On January 7th statement, Ryder pointed out that Austin was still at Walter Reed. “Since resuming his duties on Friday night, the Secretary has received operational updates and provided necessary guidance to his team,” Ryder said.
on January 6th statement“I take full responsibility for my decisions regarding disclosure,” Austin said.
Representatives Chip Roy of Texas and Elise Stefanik of New York are among the Republicans calling for Austin to resign.
“I am writing a letter requesting your immediate resignation as Secretary of the Department of Defense (Department of Defense). “The failure to report the incident in a timely manner is indefensible and unacceptable,” Roy declared in a statement. letter To Austin.
“It is shocking and absolutely unacceptable that it took the Department of Defense several days to notify the President, the National Security Council, and the American people that Secretary of Defense Austin was hospitalized and unable to perform his duties,” said House Republican Stefanik. “This is unacceptable,” he said. The conference chairman said: statement.
John Kirby, the NSC's strategic communications coordinator, shot down the idea of ousting Austin. show There is no plan other than for the Secretary of Defense to remain in his post.
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