U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has publicly apologized to President Joe Biden for failing to promptly inform him about his heavy cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization. In a recent press conference, Austin acknowledged that he mishandled the communication around his health situation and has taken full responsibility for not disclosing his illness to the White House. Austin's apology follows scrutiny over the secrecy surrounding his condition, with reports indicating that he did not direct his staff to keep the information from the president. Despite the controversy, Austin affirmed that he has no plans to resign due to his diagnosis.
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General Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense, is a stand up soldier who served as an infantry soldier for 41 years. Thursday, he made clear that he apologized for his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent surgery not getting to the President of the United States timely. https://t.co/6a7gshWk8c
Defense Secretary Austin says he didn’t handle hospitalization, absence ‘right’ https://t.co/Tm5mZTERAH
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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has apologised for not disclosing his illness and hospitalisation to the White House. 👇 https://t.co/iwvc5jLE0f https://t.co/OGLo69pTHE
Austin Says He never Told Anyone on His Staff to Keep White House in the Dark on Hospitalization https://t.co/5DbrGp0sEm
Speaking to reporters, Austin provided his most extensive comments to date on the secrecy surrounding his cancer diagnosis and later hospitalization. https://t.co/l0MFQbu03y
.@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." https://t.co/hEmtvSE8Ng https://t.co/2WjZcAhFaF
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday 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... https://t.co/n9MJ6EQ7gc
Pentagon chief Austin said he has no plans to resign due to his cancer diagnosis https://t.co/SNRA2dvWmq
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House https://t.co/auGXz8n9QO
.@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
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
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Going MIA in the middle of a time of crisis is much more than a “mistake,” Secretary Austin. The defense of our nation and our servicemembers is not a part-time job. https://t.co/ZC9BVIOlth
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