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Senior US officials did not know for days that defence secretary was in hospital

Sky News Sunday, 7 January 2024
Senior leaders in Joe Biden's administration, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had been in hospital since New Year's Day, American officials have said.
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News video: Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware of U.S Defense secretary hospitalization for days

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Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had beenhospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, asquestions swirled about his condition and the secrecysurrounding it...

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Lloyd Austin Lloyd Austin 28th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1953)

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