Reuters: Biden does not intend to fire Austin

– International news – Tasnim news, Austin has been hospitalized since Monday last week, while the Pentagon did not inform the White House about this until Thursday. Austin then took responsibility for his job in a statement.

White House spokesman John Kirby also announced Monday that the main focus is on the health of the defense secretary and that there are no plans other than to keep Austin in his position. It is not on the agenda.

He emphasized: Biden is looking for Austin to return to the Pentagon soon, and he spoke with him a few days ago.

Kirby also added that Biden has full confidence in the Secretary of Defense regarding his hospitalization.

Two senior officials of the American government told NBC News on Saturday that amid tensions in the West Asia Austin, as the US Secretary of Defense, was hospitalized and spent 4 days in the intensive care unit. An American official confirmed: The Pentagon until Thursday, three days after the Secretary of Defense entered the Walter Reed Medical Center. , had not informed senior officials in the National Security Council of the White House about this issue.

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