By Oren Liebermann | CNNDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. The Pentagon announced the hospitalization four days after Austin was initially admitted. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, made no mention of the hospitalization at a news briefing Thursday. The Pentagon declined to say whether Austin was unconscious at any time during his hospitalization or whether he was ever in critical condition. Ryder said Austin gave authorization for the strike before he was hospitalized.

Source: CNN January 06, 2024 01:44 UTC