American official: Biden is not seeking to remove the head of the Pentagon
| An official in the White House said that the President of the United States is not seeking to remove the Secretary of Defense due to his hospitalization and failure to announce it. |
According to the Fars News Agency International Group, an official in the White House announced that US President Joe Biden has no intention of removing Defense Minister Lloyd Austin from his post.
According to Reuters, Austin, 70 years old He was admitted to Walter Reed Military Hospital near Washington on New Year’s Day for what the Pentagon has not disclosed, a fact the Defense Department kept secret for five days.
This is more important because Austin is just one rung below Joe Biden at the top of the chain of command of the United States military, and his main task is to be available at any moment for any type of emergency. national security crisis to respond immediately.
It is still unclear to what extent his duties were delegated to his deputy Kathleen Hicks during his hospitalization, or if at all. Whether or not Austin was involved in key national decisions during his absence due to his hospitalization. last week and has not provided details on when he was released from the hospital. Katabi stated: I agree that I could have done a better job to ensure better information among the people.
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