Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is slated to hold a press briefing Thursday morning, his first since a weeks-long hospitalization last month.
Austin returned to the Pentagon Monday after “conducting his duties from home since his release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Jan. 15,” according to a brief Defense Department statement announcing the transition.
The briefing comes as the USS Carney shot down three Iranian drones and one anti-ship ballistic missile Wednesday launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
The briefing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EST.
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Hoping only wellness comes his way.Wonder if King Charles is getting such disrespect as so many supposedly American commentators are giving this man. How would you like to blast to everyone that you have prostate cancer ? The former twitter now has no semblance of decency when it comes to respecting those who deserve respect and yet give undue respect to the criminals in the political realm. Love the patience, reserve and dedication this man shows!
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Why no reporters never asked what are the American interest in other countries, since so many life has been lost and we don’t know what our tax dollars are supporting?
He does not look well! God bless him. Never have trusted or liked him and still don’t but would never wish illness on him. Maybe he needs to resign!!!
Why make prostate cancer a race thing? Privacy is not a race issue.
Also, he apologized for his need for secrecy yet denies instructing and secrecy. Begs the question of why he would apologize for being secretive?
Personally, I don’t really care about this issue other than he should have told the president. I thinks he’s done a good job all things considered. I don’t think he should resign over it. If he had told the president and asked them to keep it secret then it wouldn’t have been an issue. I’m not sure that the president or wh didn’t know. This could be a cya move.
If bombs are going to drop, there should be a responsible chain of command. Period. So long as that is intact I’m fine. Advertising he was hospitalized potentially could be a negative in terms of our enemies
Too little, too late. The American public and the military rank and file have no confidence in you or your ability to make the right decisions. Best of luck with your recovery.
America's proxy war in Ukraine Iran proxies Iran proxies Iran proxies if you say it enough times you might actually believe it
A senile old president and a defense secretary with cancer making war decisions.
Maybe stop bombing the whole Middle East, if you care about our troops. Ceasefire saves lives. Crazy this admin is drumming up a war with Iran.
You are a disgrace to the military. You allowed the woke mop to control the agenda, not American interests.
WHY IS THIS PERSON IN A NACIONAL SECURITY POWER POSITION…?
He takes full responsibility with zero consequences welcome to the Democratic party
Imagine if a white person said "cancer shakes so many others, especially in the WHITE community"
Praying for Lloyd Austin for a full recovery. A cancer diagnosis can leave the sufferer in shock and time is needed to process the information. Lloyd Austin is human. People need to show some humanity towards him. Biden remains in office although he does not have full cognitive functioning!
So those who were killed were army reservists?
They were probably told it's an easy place to live because its so quiet in the ME these days.
How can you trust the Army under this administration?
What a total embarrassment to this White House. No action is acceptance of this gross error in judgement.
Softball questions and a weak response with too many "maybe" and "probably" statements to seem even remotely sincere. What a joke
He should have been fired—period.
They died for the Corporate United States Government….not the people
Did anyone wake up Biden and tell him that Austin is back on the job?
what a bunch of BS. Get this administration out of government in the United States of America for ever. The Democrat Party is a Communist Tribe No better than China or Russia.
I have sympathy for his illness, but he lied by omission. Can’t trust him as matters of National security. “I am a private person” doesn’t fly, and he knows it. He doesn’t want to step down, but step down he must. 🫵
We always respect General Austin. He is a true patriot. We wish him with speedy recovery.
Although not a fan of the Admin, as a man with tremendous pride, I fully understand why. Hope you have a full recovery Sir.
We are illegally placing troops & multiple bases in Iraq & Syria. They’ve asked us to leave.
i love USA
Austin is put on a month long medical leave. Then 3 US soldiers are executed by our drone Obama gave to Iran with 2.3billion dollars paid hostage ransom.