howard: it took more ttwo weeks after lloyd austin secretly checked into the hospital not telling the press or the white house where he was going. now, we found out why the pentagon chief was there. >> and in early december 2023 identified prostate cancer which required treatment treatment. >> it e seems, frankly, like you were deceived by telling everyone that it was an elective medical procedure. >> we've acknowledged there were some shortfalls. >> if this not fireable, nothing is. you should be fired, and you should resign as soon as you get out of your hospital bed. >> we learned just today that the president didn't even know why he was in the hospital. i mean, i don't think he can be trusted. howard: joining us now, jacqui heinrich, fox news white house correspondent. even after there was a media tour if record over lloyd austin being m.i.a., we still didn't learn until just the other day that he has prostate cancer. does that make this an even