U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has publicly apologized for the manner in which he handled his prostate cancer diagnosis and the subsequent secrecy of his two-week hospital stay. In his first public address since his hospital stay, Austin acknowledged that he did not properly communicate his health status to President Joe Biden, his team, and the American public. He stated that he should have been more transparent and that he takes full responsibility for the lack of communication. Austin's diagnosis was described as a 'gut punch' and he mentioned that his initial instinct was to keep it private. He also confirmed that he never directed anyone on his staff to withhold the information from the White House and mentioned that he apologized directly to President Biden.
'I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis': US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for the secrecy surrounding his hospitalization, saying he regretted keeping his prostate cancer diagnosis private https://t.co/D5lTGo6rZX https://t.co/NLf7c2IkuT
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin offered a full apology for failing to disclose his battle with prostate cancer. His hospitalizations prompted new federal guidelines and triggered a political firestorm. https://t.co/kCfac7kkyh
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for failing to tell President Joe Biden and senior staff about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis ahead of time, adding that the health scare was a 'gut punch' that had shaken him https://t.co/D5lTGo6ZPv https://t.co/TsJqzDe106
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for not disclosing his cancer diagnosis in his first public comments about the secrecy surrounding an extended hospital stay https://t.co/YmvcGQtVwz https://t.co/YmvcGQtVwz
‘I did not handle this right,’ said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about his recent cancer diagnosis. Austin said he had never directed anyone in his staff to keep his January hospitalization from the White House or the public https://t.co/ibMMtwTQs7
.@SecDef: "I have apologized directly to President Biden and I've told him that I'm deeply sorry for not letting him know immediately that I received a heavy diagnosis." In a press conference Thursday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin publicly apologized to the U.S. president… https://t.co/V9tE6THGLa
"I should have told the President about my cancer diagnosis, I should have also told my team and the American public and I take full responsibility," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issues apology after secret hopitalizaiton sparks backlash from Americans. https://t.co/Ju4aDhX8fi
Austin says he apologized to Biden and mishandled communication around cancer treatment https://t.co/cNIQ4KCVeH
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has issued an apology to President Joe Biden for hiding a recent hospitalisation from the White House. https://t.co/r2TCWxI19d
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Apologizes for Concealing Hospitalization https://t.co/51nrapIDUl
“We did not handle this right and I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I take full responsibility,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. https://t.co/zGWkinG6ld
SEC. AUSTIN: "I want to be crystal clear: We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right. I should have told the President about my cancer diagnosis, and I should have also told my team and the American public and I take full responsibility." https://t.co/rz3dzDGo5Z
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addressed his cancer diagnosis and secret hospitalization in a rare press conference on Thursday at the Pentagon, where he faced an intense grilling by reporters. https://t.co/qRl5wQPtb3
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has addressed his cancer diagnosis and transparency during a press conference. Austin said that he "did not handle this right," and "should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis." https://t.co/PtfvWYAADa
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged Thursday he was "shaken" by a cancer diagnosis in early December, but issued a string of apologies for concealing his health woes from the president and the American people in his first public press... https://t.co/0RkD0wEzIi
ON DEFENSE: Lloyd Austin Talks White House Cancer Confusion, 'We Did Not Handle This Right' [WATCH] https://t.co/QyUDAyijhn
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalization from President Joe Biden, the rest of the government, and the American public. https://t.co/P3ybiHYB0c by @wgdunlop https://t.co/jUrxeAJQY8
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addresses his handling of his hospitalization at the start of January: https://t.co/O1HwKGyxEb
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that his "first instinct" was to keep his cancer diagnosis private. https://t.co/95Z6jJMF58
Back at work, Pentagon chief Austin apologizes for concealing health woes https://t.co/HXEPgfS4Cx
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: “We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right. I should’ve told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should’ve also told my team and the American public.” https://t.co/UoORVBycnf
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized Thursday for not being more transparent when he received his prostate cancer diagnosis. https://t.co/ZWawWW9QS7
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that his recent cancer diagnosis shook him but he should have notified President Joe Biden and the public about it https://t.co/Nm7d8arTJf
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for handling of cancer diagnosis: "I should have told the president" https://t.co/nApaTFuP3j https://t.co/YrPTjNapCT
Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin says cancer diagnosis was 'gut punch,' instinct was keep private https://t.co/zqUirCpgx2
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he never directed anyone on his staff not to tell the White House he’d been hospitalized and takes full responsibility for keeping President Biden in the dark for weeks that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer. https://t.co/MHQxNn2byY
Defense Sec. Austin apologizes for not properly handling and communicating his cancer diagnosis and treatment to President Biden, Pentagon staff and the general public. https://t.co/p13LEAQj0x
"I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis." US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized over his handling of his prostate-cancer surgery and two-week hospital stay, saying he should have informed President Biden https://t.co/F0Hemm3tqx https://t.co/vZpwKmNjtJ
NEW: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says he did not handle his recent hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer correctly and takes full responsibility for the secrecy surrounding the stay. https://t.co/SMzCW24Mdd
Defense Secretary Austin apologized for the way he handled his cancer diagnosis and treatment, which led to confusion after a secret hospital stay was kept from top U.S. officials, including the president. “We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right,” he said. https://t.co/7qF4mF3ij7
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for the secrecy surrounding his hospitalization for cancer treatment, saying he "did not handle this right" https://t.co/ViV7w1CFfw
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for hiding hospitalization and cancer diagnosis https://t.co/s5oQZq8FFY
“I should have told the president” US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin apologises for secretive hospital visit for cancer treatment https://t.co/Hd328Ae0n0
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for secret hospital stay: "I did not handle this right." https://t.co/HoCzRlss1v https://t.co/7QdXDiMEEc
.@SecDef Austin on his recent cancer diagnosis and transparency: "We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis, and I should have also told my team and the American public. I take full responsibility." https://t.co/rt3WjjjJdl
Defense Secretary Austin on his first major address since his hospital stay: "We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right. I should’ve told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should’ve also told my team and the American public. And I take full… https://t.co/XWDRGPh4O6
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for not properly handling and communicating his cancer diagnosis to President Biden, Pentagon staff and the general public. “I should have told the president.” https://t.co/lLO9VLdulL
'It was a gut punch': Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin breaks silence on cancer, Middle East https://t.co/mZyjfXC2UG via @usatoday
⚠️ PENTAGON CHIEF SAYS SHOULD HAVE HANDLED CANCER DIAGNOSIS BETTER (Reuters) U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that his recent cancer diagnosis shook him but he should have notified President Joe Biden and the public about it. "I did not handle this right,"… https://t.co/t9H4w2isZq
Defense Sec. Austin, speaking for the first time on his colon cancer diagnosis and hiding it for a month from the American people and the President: “But I want to be crystal clear, we did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right. I should have told the President… https://t.co/pHZXNuxtud
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized over his handling of his prostate-cancer surgery and two-week hospital stay https://t.co/DX3x8lEMDv
“I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public ... I apologize.” — Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin addresses the press in his first week back at the Pentagon since his hospitalization https://t.co/AcpIw66ChS
WATCH LIVE: Defense Secretary Austin faces the cameras as he holds first presser since secret hospitalization https://t.co/5LtXX8BXEb
Defense Sec. Austin describes his prostate cancer diagnosis as a "gut punch." "The news shook me and I know that it shakes so many others, especially in the Black community ... And frankly, my first instinct was to keep it private." https://t.co/THNXuG5Ood https://t.co/t3fl2IKgH6
Secretary Lloyd Austin: “We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis… I apologize to my teammates and to the American people.”
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "We did not handle this right. And I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public, and I take full responsibility." https://t.co/eAABelmMsN
"Let me be crystal clear: we did not handle this right and I did not handle this right," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says after his hospitalization. "I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis." https://t.co/UZF2LEjnKF
❖ AUSTIN SAYS HE DID NOT HANDLE CANCER DIAGNOSIS REVELATIONS CORRECTLY ❖ AUSTIN SAYS A WIDER CIRCLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, ESPECIALLY BIDEN
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is giving his first address since leaving office. He said he is sorry he didn’t notify his colleagues of his hospitalization and cancer diagnosis. He said he was being treated for Prostate Cancer and said he now understands that he has to…
LIVE: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks after hospitalization. https://t.co/0esLRB073z
Defense Secretary Austin: “I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis.”
Watch live: United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin news conference. Read more: https://t.co/mZeFbm2fmP https://t.co/WZZZePbd0e
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is holding his first press conference since he was hospitalized for complications from prostate cancer surgery. Watch it live: https://t.co/hWp3RcbtAT
WATCH LIVE: Pentagon head Austin holds first briefing since returning to work after hospitalization https://t.co/QsMYjimiFq
LIVE: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a Pentagon briefing https://t.co/3xp2yMQyFn
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Returns to Work at the Pentagon after Cancer Surgery Complications https://t.co/TOGXnVcFUN
The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon following a hospitalization related to prostate cancer that was criticized for being kept secret for days. https://t.co/NLiHF8cK0o
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin back at work after furor over secret medical treatment https://t.co/ce0XxS0jFN https://t.co/DHbW1xPhS2